Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Monday
WNW 12kt
4ft
Monday Night
NW 10kt⇓
3-4ft
Tuesday
WNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 12kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
WNW 15kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 20kt
7-8ft
Thursday
WNW 11kt
7ft
Thursday Night
WNW 12kt
5-6ft
Friday
W 8kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:58 am PDT Mar 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Monday

WNW wind 5 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 6 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 6 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 12 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 6 to 12 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

N wind 6 to 8 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 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.