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

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 24kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
S 19kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
W 18kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SW 10kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
W 14kt
4ft
Thursday
WNW 14kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 18kt
4ft
Friday
W 11kt
4ft
Friday Night
W 15kt⇓
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Tonight

S wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then rain, mainly after 2am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 13 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 8 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 8pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind 6 to 10 kt. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 9 to 14 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

N wind 7 to 14 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 8 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 5 to 11 kt becoming W in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 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.