Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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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Today
⇑NW 7kt
2ft
Tonight
NW 6kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑NW 6kt
2ft
Thursday Night
NW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday
⇑NW 7kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
NNW 8kt
3ft
Saturday
NW 11kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
NNW 12kt
4-5ft
Sunday
NNW 10kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:59 am PDT Mar 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 18, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

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

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NW wind 6 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.