Pacific Storm System Moves Inland; Strong Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation/valley rain and mountain snow as it moves inland to the central Great Basin through the central Rockies through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely from California into the Great Basin. A large low pressure system continues to bring snow, blizzard conditions, damaging winds, and mixed precipitation along the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 11, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 16kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 13kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 7kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑SW 8kt
3ft
Saturday Night
SSE 9kt
3ft
Sunday
S 14kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PST Feb 11, 2026-6pm PST Feb 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

SSW wind 14 to 16 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

S wind 5 to 13 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain likely, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SSE wind around 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 9 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.