Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Friday

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts appear possible over the central and southern High Plains and eastern Kansas into Missouri Friday afternoon and evening. Rounds of storms Friday ahead of a slow moving frontal boundary will bring locally heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding potential to the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys, and the Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 10, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 12kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑NW 20kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NW 16kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 15kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NW 16kt
3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 8kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑WNW 12kt
3ft
Monday Night
NW 13kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PDT Jul 9, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 8 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 6 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 6 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 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.