Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 2, 03:00 AM PDT until April 3, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Late Afternoon
W 10kt
2ft
Tonight
NNW 17kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
N 20kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 21kt⇓
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NNW 16kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
NNW 11kt⇓
4-5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

W wind around 10 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind 8 to 17 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Rain, mainly before 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

N wind 12 to 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds decreasing to at 9 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt decreasing to 8 to 13 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. . Waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Waves around 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.