Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
Light Wind
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1-2ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
1ft
M.L.King Day
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Jan 15, 2026-6pm PST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.