Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Today

Heavy to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding today across parts of Texas, the Southeast U.S., and the lower Ohio Valley. Severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a couple tornadoes are expected this afternoon and evening across parts of west and southwest Texas. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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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
NW 22kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 20kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
4-5ft
Thursday
SE 7kt
4ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 9kt
4ft
Friday Night
NW 11kt
5-6ft
Saturday
NW 16kt
4-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT May 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT May 26, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

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

Friday Night

NW wind 9 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.