Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. 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

[NOTICE]

Tonight
E 16kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
New Year's Day
S 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
SSE 17kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
SSE 23kt
3-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
SSE 26kt
5-6ft
Saturday
S 20kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
S 16kt
6-8ft
Sunday
S 15kt
6ft
Sunday Night
S 11kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:14 pm PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 8pm PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

E wind 13 to 16 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSE 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves around 3 ft.

New Year's Day

S wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 15 to 17 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 19 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

SSE wind 23 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 6 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday

S wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Rain before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...NNW 1 ft and SW 9 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

S wind 11 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 6 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 1 to 3 ft and SW 6 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.