Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 13kt
5ft
Tonight
NNW 12kt
5ft
Monday
NNW 10kt
4-5ft
Monday Night
NNW 11kt
4ft
Tuesday
⇑NNW 11kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 12kt
3ft
Wednesday
NNW 21kt
3-4ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 23kt
5-7ft
Thursday
NNW 16kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:27 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind 11 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 11 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 19 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

*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.