Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
⇑NW 8kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday
Light Wind
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 7kt
2ft
Sunday Night
NNW 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and WSW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

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

Friday Night

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

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain. 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.