Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. 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
W 12kt
1ft
Tonight
NNW 9kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 11kt
2ft
Thursday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Saturday Night
W 8kt⇓
1-2ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Apr 29, 2026-6pm PDT May 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 12 kt. Sunny. WNW swell 1 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. WNW swell 2 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NNW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and WSW 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 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.