Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. 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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Overnight
NW 12kt
6ft
Thursday
WNW 11kt
7ft
Thursday Night
NW 9kt⇓
5-6ft
Friday
⇑W 7kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
W 8kt⇓
4ft
Saturday
⇑W 8kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
W 9kt⇓
3-4ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 pm PDT Mar 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NW wind 10 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

N wind 7 to 11 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds becoming SW at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

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

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.