Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from September 4, 03:00 PM PDT until September 4, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑W 15kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 13kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑W 13kt
2ft
Saturday Night
W 14kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 16kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WNW 18kt⇓
2ft
Labor Day
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:57 am PDT Sep 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NE 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 13 to 18 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Labor Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 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.