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Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Saturday

      Saturday:NW wind 22 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

      NW 28kt
      7ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NW wind 20 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves around 5 ft.

      NW 28kt
      8ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NW wind 17 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

      NW 22kt
      8ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NNW wind 14 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 3 ft.

      NNW 20kt
      7ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Monday

      Monday:NNW wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

      NNW 16kt
      5ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

      NW 17kt⇓
      5ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑WNW 8kt
      5ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:NW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      NW 11kt⇓
      4ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 8kt
      4ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Saturday
NW wind 22 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.
Saturday Night
NW wind 20 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves around 5 ft.
Sunday
NW wind 17 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
NNW wind 14 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 3 ft.
Monday
NNW wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Monday Night
NW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Tuesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
NW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 37.01°N 122.21°W
Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
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