Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. 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
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑SW 9kt
2ft
Saturday Night
S 7kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Sunday Night
W 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:57 pm PDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog between 4am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog after 8pm. 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.