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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

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
W 9kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑W 17kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
WNW 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑WNW 20kt
2ft
Saturday Night
NW 19kt⇓
2-3ft
Sunday
⇑W 13kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 12kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:51 am PDT Jun 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PDT Jun 25, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 12 to 17 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 8 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 14 to 19 kt decreasing to 6 to 11 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 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.