Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. 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
5ft
Friday
Light Wind
5ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Sunday
⇑NW 7kt
4-5ft
Sunday Night
NNW 7kt
6ft
Monday
NW 7kt
6ft
Monday Night
NNW 7kt⇓
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 pm PST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PST Jan 29, 2026-6pm PST Feb 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 to 3 ft at 16 seconds becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NW wind 5 to 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 to 3 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.