Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. 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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Overnight
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Sunday Night
N 6kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
3ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:43 am PST Jan 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 31, 2026-6pm PST Feb 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 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.