Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WNW 6kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑S 7kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑SSW 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 8kt
2ft
Thursday
NNW 15kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
N 16kt
5-6ft
Friday
NW 8kt
4-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT Mar 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 30, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Rain, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 8 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Sunny. . 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.