Pacific Storm System Moves Inland; Strong Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation/valley rain and mountain snow as it moves inland to the central Great Basin through the central Rockies through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely from California into the Great Basin. A large low pressure system continues to bring snow, blizzard conditions, damaging winds, and mixed precipitation along the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 11, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 13kt
< 1ft
Tonight
S 10kt⇓
< 1ft
Thursday
⇑W 6kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Sunday
S 7kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Feb 11, 2026-6pm PST Feb 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

SSW wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain likely, mainly between 7pm and 4am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 7am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 9am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm, then Patchy fog after 3am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Areas of fog before 9am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

ESE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. 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.