Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. 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
Light Wind
2ft
Tonight
E 6kt
2ft
Wednesday
SE 11kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
SE 9kt
2-3ft
New Year's Day
SSE 16kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
S 20kt
4ft
Friday
SSE 31kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
S 22kt
8ft
Saturday
S 14kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Dec 30, 2025
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Dec 30, 2025-6pm PST Jan 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...NNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

E wind around 6 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SE wind 6 to 11 kt becoming NW 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 7 to 9 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

SSE wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 17 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 26 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 42 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 19 to 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 9 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Saturday

S wind around 14 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 to 5 ft and SW 7 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.