Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. 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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Overnight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
SE 7kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
SE 11kt
2-3ft
New Year's Day
S 18kt
5ft
Thursday Night
S 17kt
4ft
Friday
SSE 29kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
S 29kt
7-8ft
Saturday
SSW 21kt
7-8ft
Saturday Night
S 15kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

ESE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming ENE in the afternoon. Rain, mainly after 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

SE wind 8 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 6 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

S wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 15 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 23 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 22 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 42 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 9 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 19 to 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 to 5 ft and SW 8 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind around 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

*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.