Severe Weather and Flooding Threat in the Central U.S. and Mid-Atlantic; Dangerous Heat in the West and Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across the central High Plains into parts of the central and southern Plains and in the the Mid-Atlantic today. Intense, dangerous heat will persist across the West, Southwest, and Southern Plains into the end of the week. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and Four Corners region. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
W 11kt
3ft
Tonight
W 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
W 8kt⇓
2ft
Thursday
⇑W 10kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
WNW 16kt
4-5ft
Friday
⇑W 20kt
4ft
Friday Night
WNW 22kt
3-5ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 24kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:01 pm PDT Jun 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Jun 23, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 11pm and midnight. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 9pm and midnight, then Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

W wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 15 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 13 to 18 kt increasing to 19 to 24 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 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.