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

2NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
⇑WNW 16kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
NW 15kt⇓
1-2ft
Thursday
NNW 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑WNW 9kt
2ft
Friday Night
NW 14kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 8kt
1ft
Saturday Night
W 7kt⇓
1ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:56 am PDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am 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 WNW 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 10 seconds building to at 14 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 6 to 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 11 to 16 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 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.