Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Saturday
NW 11kt
7-8ft
Saturday Night
NE 10kt
5ft
Sunday
NE 9kt
3-4ft
Sunday Night
NE 14kt
3ft
Monday
ENE 13kt
2-3ft
Monday Night
ENE 11kt
2ft
Tuesday
ENE 9kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
⇑ENE 7kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
ENE 7kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 am PST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid: 2am PST Dec 27, 2025-6pm PST Jan 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Saturday

NW wind around 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds building to at 11 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NE wind 9 to 14 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

ENE wind 7 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...N 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

ENE wind 7 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 1 to 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

ENE wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.