Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

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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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Friday
ENE 8kt⇓
6-7ft
Friday Night
ENE 8kt
5ft
Saturday
ENE 9kt⇓
6ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Sunday
WNW 8kt
6-7ft
Sunday Night
N 8kt
8-9ft
Monday
NNE 7kt
9ft
Monday Night
NNE 8kt
7-8ft
Tuesday
NE 8kt⇓
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:06 am PST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PST Jan 30, 2026-6pm PST Feb 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Friday

ENE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

ENE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

NE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NNE wind around 7 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

N wind around 8 kt becoming NE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 5 to 7 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.