Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening. Strong to severe wind gusts capable of producing wind damage should be the primary hazard, but isolated hail may also occur. Thunderstorms may bring heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flooding today over the northern Gulf Coast and upper Ohio Valley. 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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This Afternoon
WNW 9kt
5ft
Tonight
WNW 8kt⇓
4-5ft
Thursday
ESE 8kt
4ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Friday
⇑WNW 9kt
3-4ft
Friday Night
NW 12kt
3ft
Saturday
NW 17kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NNW 17kt
5ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 11kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:06 pm PDT May 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 27, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and N 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 10 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 10 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 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.