Showers and Thunderstorms for the East; Cooler Temperatures Return Sunday into Early Week

Showers and thunderstorms will accompany a cold front that will move across the eastern third of the country through Sunday. In the wake of this front, cooler temperatures will follow for most areas east of the Rockies. A wet pattern is expected to unfold across most of Florida this week with a persistent onshore flow and increase rip currents. For Hawaii, a return toward more rain the week ahead. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
1ft
Monday Night
W 7kt⇓
1ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
W 8kt⇓
1ft
Thursday
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Thursday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 5, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Apr 5, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. 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 after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 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.