Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. 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
NW 17kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 16kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑NW 22kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NNW 25kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 25kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 28kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 23kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 26kt⇓
7ft

Gale Warning
Monday
NNW 16kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:42 am PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 8 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 8 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 25 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 21 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 21 to 26 kt decreasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 8 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 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.