Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will produce heavy to excessive rainfall with significant flash flooding across portions of southern New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from July 30, 02:00 PM PDT until July 30, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
2-3ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 6kt⇓
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:52 pm PDT Jul 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT Jul 29, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 3am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.