Lala Impacting Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Lala will continue to impact Hawaii through the weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic through today. Record heat continues for areas of the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
1-2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Aug 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Aug 16, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between midnight and 1am, then Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. 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 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. 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.