Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. 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]

Today
NW 24kt
3ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 21kt⇓
3ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑NW 17kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
NNW 17kt
4ft
Tuesday
W 8kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:07 am PDT Sep 13, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Sep 13, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 16 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 16 to 21 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 12 to 17 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 8 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.