Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Rain and High Elevation Snow in the West

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest Thursday afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight
SSE 6kt
3ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 8kt
2ft
Thursday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 7kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
⇑SSW 8kt
3ft
Saturday Night
SSW 9kt
3ft
Sunday
S 15kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
SSE 11kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:37 pm PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Feb 12, 2026-6pm PST Feb 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Overnight

SSE wind around 6 kt becoming ESE. Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SSW wind around 9 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

S wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind 8 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.