Fire Weather Concerns in the South-Central U.S.; Heavy Precipitation in Northern California and the Great Lakes

Strong winds and dry conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across southeast Colorado into the southern Plains and extending into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and a flash flood threat to northern California and heavy mountain snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies. A clipper system will bring heavy snow to the Great Lakes. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
SSE 13kt
4ft
Tonight
SSE 9kt⇓
5ft
Wednesday
⇑NNW 7kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 7kt⇓
4ft
Thursday
⇑NNW 8kt
4ft
Thursday Night
N 9kt
2-3ft
Friday
⇑NNW 7kt
2ft
Friday Night
NNW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 6kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PST Feb 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Feb 24, 2026-6pm PST Mar 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SSE wind around 13 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Rain, mainly before 1am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and WSW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 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.