Hot in Parts of the West; Cold Blast Coming to the Central U.S.

Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place much of this week across parts of California and the interior Northwest U.S. A blast of cold air will drop across the central and eastern U.S. later this week bringing below to well below normal temperatures. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 31, 03:00 PM PDT until August 31, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NNW 12kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Labor Day
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Monday Night
ENE 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 13kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 14kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
W 12kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 10kt
1ft
Thursday Night
W 11kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:32 pm PDT Aug 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT Aug 31, 2025-6pm PDT Sep 7, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Tonight

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Labor Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.