Lala Impacting Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Lala will continue to impact Hawaii through the weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic through today. Record heat continues for areas of the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast. 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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Today
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
⇑WSW 9kt
1-2ft
Monday Night
WSW 9kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
W 8kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Aug 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Aug 16, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly 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.