Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Active Weather Continues in Alaska

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and flooding threats to portions of the Southern Plains today, the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, and the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Another Bering system will impact the Alaskan West Coast and Central Interior through the weekend bringing moderate to heavy snow, high winds, and/or some blizzard conditions. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 14, 09:00 PM PST until February 15, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑SSW 7kt
2ft
Tonight
S 14kt
2ft
Sunday
S 16kt
2ft
Sunday Night
SSE 7kt
2-3ft
Washington's Birthday
SSW 10kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 10kt
2-3ft
Tuesday
WSW 14kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 10kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
NW 9kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:46 am PST Feb 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Feb 14, 2026-6pm PST Feb 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

S wind 8 to 14 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 9 to 16 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind 5 to 7 kt. Rain likely before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Washington's Birthday

SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 8 to 10 kt. Rain before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

WSW wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then rain after 10am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 7 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 6 to 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and WSW 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.