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
W 7kt
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 10kt
2-3ft
Sunday Night
W 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Monday Night
N 10kt
4ft
Tuesday
WNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
NW 16kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Feb 28, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 7 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the morning. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

N wind 6 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 6 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 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.