Fire Weather Concerns in the Intermountain West into the Plains

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the Plains though early this week. Another elevated risk is possible across the central Appalachians. A rapid warm-up is in the forecast beginning Monday across the central and eastern U.S.. 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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Today
⇑WNW 6kt
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
⇑SW 8kt
1ft
Monday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
1ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 7kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 10kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
1ft
Thursday
⇑NW 10kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT Mar 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 29, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 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. A chance of rain. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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.