Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rainfall into the Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend. Heat Advisories remain in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through the weekend could bring areas of flooding to parts of the northern Rockies, upper Midwest, central Great Lakes, and southern New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from September 18, 03:00 PM PDT until September 19, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
1-2ft

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

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Sep 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Sep 18, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm, then Patchy fog between 1am and 4am, then Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. 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.