Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
3ft
M.L.King Day
Light Wind
2-3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PST Jan 16, 2026-6pm PST Jan 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 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.