Spring Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Heavy Snow Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys/southern Appalachians. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the lower Mississippi River Valley into the southern Appalachians today. A late-season snowstorm will continue heavy snow over parts of the central Rockies through today. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑W 13kt
1ft
Tonight
NW 9kt⇓
1-2ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 12kt
1-2ft
Thursday Night
SW 9kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 13kt
1-2ft
Friday Night
WNW 13kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 13kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WNW 15kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 9kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:12 am PDT May 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT May 6, 2026-6pm PDT May 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

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 and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.