Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. 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
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑SW 7kt
2ft
Thursday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 11kt
2ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 23kt
2ft
Saturday Night
NNW 15kt
2-3ft
Sunday
⇑W 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:16 am PDT Sep 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Sep 9, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 6 to 11 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt increasing to 18 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 7 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 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.