Storm Impacting the Southwest U.S.; Above Normal Temperatures Further East

A storm system will shift across the southwest U.S. through Thursday with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. Isolated flooding is possible. High-elevation snow is also expected in parts of Nevada and the southern Sierra Nevada range. East of this storm, above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures this week in the southern Plains and southeast U.S. 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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This Afternoon
NW 8kt
6ft
Tonight
Light Wind
6ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
5ft
Wednesday Night
⇑S 7kt
3-4ft
Thursday
NW 14kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
NNE 10kt
7-8ft
Friday
NNW 7kt
7-8ft
Friday Night
N 6kt⇓
6ft
Saturday
Light Wind
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:38 pm PST Nov 18, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Nov 18, 2025-6pm PST Nov 25, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 8 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming WNW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft becoming W. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNE wind 7 to 10 kt. A chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and N 1 ft becoming NW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming NW 8 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSE 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.