Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast across parts of the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the central High Plains. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. 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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This Afternoon
Light Wind
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
⇑S 6kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Friday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Independence Day
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Saturday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 7kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:27 am PDT Jul 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Jul 1, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Independence Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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.