Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. 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
NW 10kt
4ft
Monday
⇑NW 10kt
3ft
Monday Night
NNW 9kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑NW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 11kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
NW 14kt
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 18kt
5-6ft
Thursday
NNW 11kt
6ft
Thursday Night
N 11kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:41 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 6 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 8 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.