Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑WNW 23kt
2ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 19kt⇓
2ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑W 12kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 12kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 7kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:37 am PDT Sep 13, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Sep 13, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt increasing to 18 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 19 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm, then Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.