Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. 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
⇑W 10kt
2-3ft
Tonight
W 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 8kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
N 10kt
4ft
Tuesday
WNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
NW 16kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 23kt
5ft
Thursday
NW 21kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:17 am PST Mar 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Patchy dense fog before 8am, then Patchy dense fog between 9am and 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. 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. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. 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.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind around 23 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 19 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 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.