Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes; Winter Weather in the Northern Tier

A slow moving front extending from the Great Lakes region into the Plains will bring snow, wintry mix, and ice accumulation north of the front from the Upper Midwest into New England, and severe weather and heavy rain south of the front. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging gusts, severe hail, and heavy rain are expected across parts of the Great Lakes/Midwest through tonight. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
S 8kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑SSW 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
SW 8kt
2-3ft
Thursday
NNW 16kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
N 17kt
5-6ft
Friday
NW 8kt
4-6ft
Friday Night
NW 11kt⇓
3-4ft
Saturday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Mar 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Mar 31, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly between 3am and 4am. Patchy dense fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds building to at 9 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 9 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 5 to 8 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. . 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.