Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. 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
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑SSE 6kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 13kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
2-3ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 7kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. 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.