Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 7kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 9kt
3ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Sunday Night
W 8kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
3ft
Monday Night
N 11kt
3ft
Tuesday
WNW 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Feb 27, 2026-6pm PST Mar 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 8 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

N wind 7 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 7 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.