Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NE 8kt
4ft
Tonight
ENE 8kt
5ft
Thursday
E 8kt⇓
5ft
Thursday Night
⇑ENE 6kt
4ft
Friday
ENE 6kt⇓
4ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft
Saturday
NE 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft
Sunday
NE 6kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:55 am PST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Jan 14, 2026-6pm PST Jan 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

ENE wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

E wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE around 6 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.