Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

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

Gale Warning until May 17, 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 24kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 26kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 27kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 20kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 21kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Monday
NNW 16kt
5-6ft
Monday Night
NW 15kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 8kt
5ft
Tuesday Night
NW 9kt⇓
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:46 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 21 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 21 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 20 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 11 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 14 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 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.