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

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑W 13kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 10kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑W 12kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
WNW 12kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 7kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:37 am PDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 8, 2026-6pm PDT May 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog before 7am, then Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW 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 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 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.