Severe Thunderstorms Possible in the South Central U.S.; Wildfire Smoke Impacts in the North Central U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms may bring large hail and isolated damaging winds this weekend over parts of the south central U.S. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will bring air quality issues to parts of the north central U.S. this weekend. Air Quality Alerts have been issued. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 17kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
W 20kt⇓
3ft
Monday
SW 10kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
WSW 10kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑SW 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 10kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 9kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:46 pm PDT May 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT May 31, 2025-6pm PDT Jun 7, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 12 to 17 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.

Monday

SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.