Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. 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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Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑SW 7kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 7kt
1ft
Thursday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
1ft
Friday
⇑W 7kt
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Aug 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

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

Friday

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

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly 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.