Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. 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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This Afternoon
Light Wind
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1-2ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly 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.