Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. 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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This Afternoon
WSW 9kt
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
⇑SW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
SW 7kt⇓
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 10kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 11kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
WSW 9kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jun 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WSW wind 6 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 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.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. 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.