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

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 16kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 14kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
4ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
4ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 11kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NW 9kt
4ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 13kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:38 am PDT May 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 10, 2026-6pm PDT May 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. 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.