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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Late Afternoon
SSW 10kt
5ft
Tonight
S 6kt⇓
5ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
5ft
Thursday
WNW 7kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
NNE 7kt
3ft
Friday
NNE 7kt
2ft
Friday Night
NNW 6kt
2-3ft
Saturday
⇑W 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PST Feb 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Feb 24, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

SSW wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and WSW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 7am. Mixed swell...W 1 to 3 ft at 17 seconds and WSW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 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.