Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:56 pm PDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Widespread haze after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Widespread haze before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Widespread haze after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Widespread haze before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. 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 10pm, then Areas of fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 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.