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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
W 8kt⇓
3ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑W 10kt
3ft
Saturday Night
NNW 11kt
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 14kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:38 am PDT May 7, 2025
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT May 7, 2025-6pm PDT May 13, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 5 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.