Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
W 7kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑SW 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Monday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

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

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. WNW swell 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 17 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

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

Wednesday 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 SSW 2 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.