Late January Extreme Cold; Watching for Another East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

Well below normal temperatures will continue for the eastern half of the Lower 48 this week. Another blast of arctic air will spread from the Plains through the East/Southeast Friday into Saturday with more record lows expected even into Florida. Forecasts are being monitored for increasing potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
SSW 11kt
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 13kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
N 7kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
Light Wind
3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:33 am PST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Jan 27, 2026-6pm PST Feb 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SE wind 6 to 11 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 7 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 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.