Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes; Winter Weather in the Northern Tier

A slow moving front extending from the Great Lakes region into the Plains will bring snow, wintry mix, and ice accumulation north of the front from the Upper Midwest into New England, and severe weather and heavy rain south of the front. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging gusts, severe hail, and heavy rain are expected across parts of the Great Lakes/Midwest through tonight. 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
WSW 6kt
1ft
Tonight
SW 12kt
1ft
Wednesday
SW 16kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 13kt
1ft
Thursday
NNW 10kt
1-2ft
Thursday Night
NW 11kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑WSW 12kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:31 pm PDT Mar 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Mar 31, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WSW wind around 6 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming SSW after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly between 4am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

S wind 6 to 16 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 9 to 13 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. . 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.