Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. 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
WNW 8kt
4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 16kt
4-6ft
Saturday Night
NW 16kt
6ft
Sunday
WNW 10kt
6ft
Sunday Night
NNW 12kt
5-6ft
Monday
WNW 8kt
4ft
Monday Night
WNW 9kt
4ft
Tuesday
WNW 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 11 to 16 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 9 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 5 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 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.