Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic

Tropical system in the Gulf expected to gradually strengthen the next couple of days off the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coasts. Instances of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. 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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Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Thursday Night
W 8kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Jul 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Jul 20, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. . 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.