Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. 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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Today
Light Wind
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
Light Wind
1ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
NW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:21 am PST Feb 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Feb 28, 2026-6pm PST Mar 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

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

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 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.