Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
Light Wind
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑E 6kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
New Year's Day
S 11kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
SSE 8kt
3-4ft
Friday
SSE 17kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 am PST Dec 29, 2025
Forecast Valid: 5am PST Dec 29, 2025-6pm PST Jan 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 0 to 1 ft at 11 seconds decreasing to at 3 seconds ...becoming NW 2 ft at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 1 ft at 5 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and NW 1 ft becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E around 6 kt in the morning. Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. WNW swell 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming N. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

New Year's Day

ESE wind 7 to 11 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SSE wind around 8 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...E 1 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 10 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 5 ft...becoming N 0 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.