Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. 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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Today
Light Wind
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2-3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 7kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
2ft
Monday
⇑WNW 10kt
2-3ft
Monday Night
NNW 11kt
2-3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 8kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
NW 9kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:26 am PDT Apr 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Apr 4, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 10, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds building to at 17 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind 5 to 11 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Areas of fog before 5pm. Mixed swell...W 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.