Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

9NM S Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
WNW 8kt
3ft
Tonight
NNW 7kt
4ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 11kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NNW 9kt
4ft
Sunday
NW 12kt
4ft
Sunday Night
N 11kt
4ft
Monday
WNW 11kt
3ft
Monday Night
NNE 11kt
3ft
Tuesday
NNE 7kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:00 pm PST Dec 5, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Dec 5, 2025-6pm PST Dec 12, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 8 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 7 to 9 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

N wind 5 to 12 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday

NNE wind 5 to 11 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NNE wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind around 7 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.