Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes; Severe Weather Along the East Coast

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through today across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. Widespread severe storms are expected across the entire eastern U.S. with the highest threat over the interior Mid-Atlantic, where there is a risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heat continues to build in the West. 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
Light Wind
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Thursday
Light Wind
1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 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.