Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi River Valley, and Deep South through Thursday. Potential Tropical Cyclone One is forecast to become a tropical storm (Arthur) as it moves along or just off the northwestern Gulf coast through Wednesday. An outbreak of severe weather is forecast in the Midwest Wednesday. 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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Today
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑SW 7kt
2ft
Thursday Night
⇑SSW 6kt
2ft
Juneteenth
⇑SSW 8kt
2ft
Friday Night
SW 6kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WSW 7kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:21 am PDT Jun 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Jun 17, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW around 6 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 1 to 3 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Juneteenth

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...N 2 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 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.