Pacific Storm System Across the West; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southeast

A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and low elevation rain to much of the West Coast, and heavy high elevation mountain snow to the Sierra-Nevada through Wednesday. Fire weather concerns will continue into Tuesday across the Mid-South and Southeast as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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

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Late Afternoon
S 19kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 18kt⇓
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
SW 13kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
W 11kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
⇑W 8kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 9kt
3ft
Thursday
NW 12kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 14kt
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 8kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

S wind around 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

S wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after midnight. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

SW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain likely after 8pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind around 9 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 6 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 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.