Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. 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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This Afternoon
W 13kt
2ft
Tonight
NW 8kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 13kt
1-2ft
Friday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 11kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WNW 13kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:37 pm PDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT May 7, 2026-6pm PDT May 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind 9 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog before 7am, then Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 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 between 1am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 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.