Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. 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
Sunday
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

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

Monday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 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 8am. 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 after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 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.