Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
Light Wind
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
NW 9kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:27 am PDT Mar 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 9 seconds decreasing to at 6 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 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.