Severe Thunderstorms in the Central Plains and Lower Missouri Valley; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are forecast to impact the central Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley through this afternoon. Dangerous heat persists across the southern Plains, Southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico this week, and will return to the Southwest today. 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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Tonight
WNW 6kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 8kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Thursday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Friday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Friday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Saturday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Aug 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Aug 18, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

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

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday 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 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.