Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 20, 09:00 AM PDT until April 21, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 14kt
2-3ft
Monday
⇑SSW 25kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
SSW 21kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
SW 19kt
5-6ft
Tuesday Night
W 19kt
5ft
Wednesday
W 12kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 16kt
4-5ft
Thursday
WNW 17kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 21kt⇓
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH

Tonight

WSW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming S after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

SSW wind 11 to 16 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

SSW wind 11 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

SW wind 12 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain before 8am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 9 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 9 to 16 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

N wind 8 to 17 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 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.