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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
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑SW 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:46 pm PDT Aug 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Aug 9, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. 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. Patchy fog between 9pm and 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

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.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly 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.