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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
Light Wind
1ft
Friday
⇑SW 7kt
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Saturday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:26 pm PDT Aug 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT Aug 6, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 9pm and 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am, then Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 3am and 5am. 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.