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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
⇑NW 9kt
3ft
Tonight
NW 8kt⇓
3ft
Monday
Light Wind
3ft
Monday Night
NW 7kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday Night
NW 7kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑NW 6kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Thursday
⇑NW 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:40 am PDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 19 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. 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.