Pacific Storm System Moves Inland; Strong Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation/valley rain and mountain snow as it moves inland to the central Great Basin through the central Rockies through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely from California into the Great Basin. A large low pressure system continues to bring snow, blizzard conditions, damaging winds, and mixed precipitation along the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 11, 09:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSE 11kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑NNW 7kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt
5ft
Friday
NW 11kt
6ft
Friday Night
NNW 10kt⇓
7ft
Saturday
⇑SW 8kt
6-7ft
Saturday Night
S 14kt
6ft
Sunday
SSE 16kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:16 am PST Feb 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Feb 11, 2026-6pm PST Feb 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

S wind around 18 kt. Rain before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 7 to 11 kt. Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 14 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.