High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. 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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Overnight
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 7kt
1ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 26, 2026-6pm PST Feb 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds decreasing to at 7 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 3 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.