Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf; Severe Weather in the East on Tuesday

Tropical Storm Bertha could bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast through Wednesday, where a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch is in effect. Numerous severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected from the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Tuesday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

7NM S Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑W 7kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
W 7kt⇓
4ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 7kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
W 9kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 17kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NW 21kt
3-4ft
Friday
⇑WNW 18kt
3-4ft
Friday Night
NW 20kt⇓
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:10 pm PDT Jul 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT Jul 20, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog between 8pm and midnight, then Patchy dense fog between 1am and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 1pm and 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 12 to 17 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 11 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt increasing to 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt decreasing to 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.