Tracking Areas of Winter Weather and Heavy Rainfall

A cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. today, bringing areas of snow and snow squalls which can bring rapid reductions to visibility and slick roads. A storm system will shift from the northern Gulf Coast through the Southeast U.S. today through Friday with areas of heavy to excessive rainfall and light snow further north. Heavy snow is also expected in the Rockies. 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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Today
⇑WNW 10kt
3-4ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 10kt
3ft
Friday Night
N 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 12kt
4ft
Saturday Night
N 9kt
4ft
Sunday
NNE 6kt⇓
4ft
Sunday Night
N 11kt
3-4ft
Monday
NW 7kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:09 am PST Dec 4, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Dec 4, 2025-6pm PST Dec 10, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

NNE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 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.