Pacific Storm System Moves Inland; Strong Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation/valley rain and mountain snow as it moves inland to the central Great Basin through the central Rockies through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely from California into the Great Basin. A large low pressure system continues to bring snow, blizzard conditions, damaging winds, and mixed precipitation along the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 11, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 15kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 10kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑SW 7kt
2ft
Saturday Night
SSW 7kt
2ft
Sunday
S 14kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PST Feb 11, 2026-6pm PST Feb 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

SSW wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

S wind 6 to 10 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain likely after 7pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SSW wind around 7 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 7 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.