Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
E 10kt⇓
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
S 7kt⇓
< 1ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 9kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
SW 8kt⇓
< 1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 12kt
< 1ft
Monday Night
WSW 10kt⇓
< 1ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 6kt
< 1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 18, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Jul 18, 2025-6pm PDT Jul 25, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 9am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 8am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 2am. N swell 0 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.