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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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Today
⇑W 23km/h
1m

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 14km/h⇓
1m

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑WSW 18km/h
1m
Saturday Night
W 18km/h⇓
1m
Sunday
⇑W 16km/h
1m
Sunday Night
W 16km/h⇓
1m
Monday
⇑WSW 14km/h
1m
Monday Night
W 14km/h⇓
1m
Tuesday
⇑WSW 18km/h
1m

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:01 am PDT Jul 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT Jul 17, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Today

NNW wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming W 18 to 23 km/h in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 km/h. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Tonight

WNW wind 9 to 14 km/h becoming variable and less than 5 km/h after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. WNW swell 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 km/h becoming WSW 13 to 18 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h. Patchy fog before 8am. WNW swell 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 13 to 18 km/h becoming variable and less than 5 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 km/h. Increasing clouds. WNW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 km/h becoming W 11 to 16 km/h in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 11 to 16 km/h becoming variable and less than 5 km/h in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 km/h becoming WSW 9 to 14 km/h in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Monday Night

W wind 9 to 14 km/h becoming variable and less than 5 km/h after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 km/h becoming WSW 13 to 18 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 m or less.

*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.