Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 21, 03:00 PM PDT until August 21, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
Light Wind
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Light Wind
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Monday
Light Wind
1ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:47 pm PDT Aug 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft 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.