Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. 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
W 6kt
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Monday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Monday Night
NNW 9kt
3ft
Tuesday
NW 12kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
NNW 14kt
3ft
Wednesday
NW 19kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 29kt
5-6ft
Thursday
NNW 26kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Mar 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 6 kt. Patchy fog before 3pm. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Patchy fog between 7pm and 8pm, then Patchy fog between 9pm and 11pm, then Patchy fog between 1am and 2am, then Patchy fog between 3am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds building to at 14 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am, then Patchy fog between 1pm and 2pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 6 to 12 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind around 14 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 12 to 19 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 27 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 23 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 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.