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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
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
W 10kt⇓
2-3ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:36 am PDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT May 11, 2026-6pm PDT May 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

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

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 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.