Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 21, 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
NW 6kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑WSW 8kt
1-2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:47 pm PDT Aug 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

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

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 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.