Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

9NM S Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 9kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 7kt
3ft
Thursday Night
WSW 9kt⇓
3ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Friday Night
W 9kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Saturday Night
W 11kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 15, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Jul 16, 2025-6pm PDT Jul 22, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Patchy dense fog before 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.