Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Central Plains to the Midwest

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Severe thunderstorm are expected from the northern/central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. Isolated slash flooding is possible from the central Plains to the Upper 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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Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Independence Day
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 3, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Independence Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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.