Heat and Fire Weather Concerns West; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms from Plains to mid-Atlantic

Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast. Severe weather from the Upper Midwest to Central Plains increases on Friday. Major to Extreme HeatRisk continues across the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley late this week. Fire weather concerns for the northern Rockies and northern Plains today. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
Light Wind
< 1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑W 9kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
NW 9kt
< 1ft
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
WNW 12kt⇓
< 1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 6kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:51 am PDT Sep 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Sep 10, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 16, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. 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.