Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
N 10kt
4ft
Tuesday
⇑NNW 12kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
N 10kt
3ft
Wednesday
NNW 17kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 22kt
6-7ft
Thursday
NNW 15kt
7-8ft
Thursday Night
NNW 15kt
5-6ft
Friday
⇑NW 7kt
5ft
Friday Night
NW 9kt⇓
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:41 pm PDT Mar 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds decreasing to at 5 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

N wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 8 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 7 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.