Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather from the Central US to the Northeast; Late-Season Snow in the Northwest

Sinlaku continues to bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain/flooding, and storm surge to the Marianas. Showers and severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday. A front will produce late-season snowfall over the Cascades and Northern Rockies and coastal rain over the Northwest Coast through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 16, 03:00 PM PDT until April 16, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
NW 7kt⇓
< 1ft
Thursday
⇑NNW 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
NNW 8kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday Night
W 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 7kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:56 am PDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.