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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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This Afternoon
WNW 6kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Friday
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑SW 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:42 pm PDT May 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 19, 2026-6pm PDT May 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 6 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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.