Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. 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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Late Afternoon
Light Wind
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
WSW 8kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft
Friday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Saturday Night
W 8kt⇓
1-2ft
Sunday
⇑W 7kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:27 pm PDT Aug 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

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

Friday

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

Friday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. 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.