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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 7kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 9kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Thursday
⇑W 14kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 15kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Jul 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Jul 14, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 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.