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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 13kt
1ft
Tonight
W 9kt⇓
1ft
Monday
⇑W 12kt
1ft
Monday Night
W 12kt⇓
1ft
Tuesday
⇑W 9kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
W 12kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
W 9kt⇓
1ft
Thursday
⇑W 11kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:47 pm PDT Apr 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Apr 26, 2026-6pm PDT May 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 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 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Sunny. 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.