Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 9, 03:00 PM PDT until May 9, 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]

Saturday
⇑W 13kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Monday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 10kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
W 7kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 11kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:46 am PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.