Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 10, 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]

This Afternoon
NW 18kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
NW 15kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
NW 13kt⇓
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
Light Wind
3-4ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 8kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NW 6kt
3ft
Wednesday
W 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:31 pm PDT May 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT May 9, 2026-6pm PDT May 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.