Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for the Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑SW 12kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
SSW 8kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 9kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:00 am PST Feb 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Feb 8, 2026-6pm PST Feb 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm, then Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 7 to 12 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and WSW 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 4 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. 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.