Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 19, 09:00 PM PST until February 20, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 17kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
Light Wind
4-6ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
S 19kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
SSE 21kt
4ft
Sunday
SSE 17kt
4-5ft
Sunday Night
SE 11kt
4-5ft
Monday
S 8kt
4ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:22 pm PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 10 to 19 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 19 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. A chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 15 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 8 to 11 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 1 to 4 ft and SSW 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.