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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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Tonight
WNW 10kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 12kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 12kt
2ft
Saturday Night
W 12kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Apr 28, 2026-6pm PDT May 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. WNW swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and NNW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 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.