Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Santa Cruz, CA
 | Sunrise 5:46 AM Sunset 8:30 PM Moonrise 11:07 PM Moonset 8:49 AM |
PZZ560 Coastal Waters From Pigeon Point To Point Pinos California Out To 10 Nm- 153 Pm Pdt Sun Jun 15 2025
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight - .
.small craft advisory in effect from Monday morning through late Monday night - .
Tonight - NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Mon - NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Mon night - NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Tue - NW wind around 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Tue night - NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Wed - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Wed night - NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds, nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Juneteenth - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds, nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Thu night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds, nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Fri - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds, nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Fri night - NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds.
PZZ500 153 Pm Pdt Sun Jun 15 2025
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
surface high pressure will support fresh to strong northwesterly breezes with moderate seas through mid-week. Gale force gusts are likely near the coastal jet regions of point reyes and point sur. An eastward passing upper level trough combining with a strengthening onshore pressure gradient will result in gusty onshore winds across the bays Monday afternoon and evening.
surface high pressure will support fresh to strong northwesterly breezes with moderate seas through mid-week. Gale force gusts are likely near the coastal jet regions of point reyes and point sur. An eastward passing upper level trough combining with a strengthening onshore pressure gradient will result in gusty onshore winds across the bays Monday afternoon and evening.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Santa Cruz city, CA
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| Santa Cruz Click for Map Sun -- 12:48 AM PDT 4.97 feet High Tide Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise Sun -- 08:06 AM PDT -0.82 feet Low Tide Sun -- 09:48 AM PDT Moonset Sun -- 03:25 PM PDT 4.03 feet High Tide Sun -- 08:14 PM PDT 3.18 feet Low Tide Sun -- 08:29 PM PDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 4.9 |
| 1 am |
| 5 |
| 2 am |
| 4.7 |
| 3 am |
| 3.9 |
| 4 am |
| 2.8 |
| 5 am |
| 1.5 |
| 6 am |
| 0.3 |
| 7 am |
| -0.5 |
| 8 am |
| -0.8 |
| 9 am |
| -0.6 |
| 10 am |
| 0 |
| 11 am |
| 0.9 |
| 12 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 1 pm |
| 2.9 |
| 2 pm |
| 3.6 |
| 3 pm |
| 4 |
| 4 pm |
| 4 |
| 5 pm |
| 3.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 3.5 |
| 7 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 8 pm |
| 3.2 |
| 9 pm |
| 3.2 |
| 10 pm |
| 3.5 |
| 11 pm |
| 3.9 |
| Point Pinos Click for Map Sun -- 12:19 AM PDT 0.39 knots Max Flood Sun -- 02:48 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack Sun -- 05:48 AM PDT Sunrise Sun -- 06:34 AM PDT -0.90 knots Max Ebb Sun -- 09:49 AM PDT Moonset Sun -- 10:21 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack Sun -- 01:30 PM PDT 0.67 knots Max Flood Sun -- 05:08 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack Sun -- 07:18 PM PDT -0.40 knots Max Ebb Sun -- 08:28 PM PDT Sunset Sun -- 10:19 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Point Pinos, California Current, knots
| 12 am |
| 0.4 |
| 1 am |
| 0.4 |
| 2 am |
| 0.2 |
| 3 am |
| -0 |
| 4 am |
| -0.3 |
| 5 am |
| -0.6 |
| 6 am |
| -0.9 |
| 7 am |
| -0.9 |
| 8 am |
| -0.7 |
| 9 am |
| -0.4 |
| 10 am |
| -0.1 |
| 11 am |
| 0.2 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 5 pm |
| 0 |
| 6 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 7 pm |
| -0.4 |
| 8 pm |
| -0.4 |
| 9 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 10 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.1 |
Area Discussion for San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 152305 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 405 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
New AVIATION
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Continued quiet conditions through early week. Slight warming slated for the middle of the week with cooler temps and potential offshore wind by next weekend.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Gorgeous couple of days with temps right around or slightly below seasonal averages. A transient shortwave trough will act to cool temps a couple of degrees to start the work week. Other than that, no major changes or impacts in the short term.
LONG TERM
(Monday night through next Saturday)
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Warming trend into Wednesday looks to bring temps around or a few degrees above seasonal averages as high pressure builds over Baja ridging up into the PNW. Wednesday does look to be the peak of the warming before a deeper and potentially more impactful trough moves in by the end of the week. Still evaluating specifics, but there appears to be at least a slight risk of offshore wind in the North Bay by next weekend. With grasses very dry and larger fuels not far behind, this certainly looks like a window for more elevated fire weather concerns. Stay tuned for updates.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 405 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Currently VFR at all terminals with the exception of HAF reporting MVFR visibility, I expect this to clear shortly though as stratus continues to clear off the coast. Heights are expected to rise, as a result the marine layer is expected to compress which will generally translate to low-end MVFR to high-end IFR ceilings.
Vicinity of SFO...Currently VFR with northwesterly flow. Westerly winds will prevail through the TAF period with gusts up to 30 knots to be expected. There's a 60% probability for sub-VFR ceilings to impact the terminal tonight with most guidance showing low-end MVFR, but the risk for IFR is there as well. High confidence in VFR prevailing by late-morning alongside strong and gusty westerly winds.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Currently VFR with westerly flow at MRY and VFR with northwesterly flow at SNS. High confidence in IFR ceilings impacting the terminals again tonight. VFR and westerly winds will prevail by tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 1024 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Surface high pressure will support a fresh to strong northwesterly breezes with moderate seas through mid-week. Gale force gusts are likely near the coastal jet regions of Point Reyes and Point Sur. An eastward passing upper level trough combining with a strengthening onshore pressure gradient will result in gusty onshore winds across the bays Monday afternoon and evening.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 556 PM PDT Sat Jun 14 2025
No real notable changes to the ongoing forecast fire weather wise.
Still highlighting elevated fire weather conditions across the interior Central Coast. While not in our forecast area, a decent veg fire developed and spread quickly to over 1k acres in SLO.
This could have easily happened in San Benito or Monterey counties.
Observations over the last 24 hour and predicted weather continue to show marine layer influence keeping fire weather conditions in check for lower elevations and coastal areas. However, about roughly 2k feet and farther inland conditions remain mild and dry both day and night. On top of that is onshore flow leading to breezy conditions each afternoon. Some of the winds are being enhanced by topography leading to gustier flow in the valleys, gaps, passes with 20-35 mph gusts.
Simply put, if you're recreating outdoors, be one less spark in these elevated fire weather conditions.
MM
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Mry Bay-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning from 9 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 405 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
New AVIATION
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Continued quiet conditions through early week. Slight warming slated for the middle of the week with cooler temps and potential offshore wind by next weekend.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Gorgeous couple of days with temps right around or slightly below seasonal averages. A transient shortwave trough will act to cool temps a couple of degrees to start the work week. Other than that, no major changes or impacts in the short term.
LONG TERM
(Monday night through next Saturday)
Issued at 1254 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Warming trend into Wednesday looks to bring temps around or a few degrees above seasonal averages as high pressure builds over Baja ridging up into the PNW. Wednesday does look to be the peak of the warming before a deeper and potentially more impactful trough moves in by the end of the week. Still evaluating specifics, but there appears to be at least a slight risk of offshore wind in the North Bay by next weekend. With grasses very dry and larger fuels not far behind, this certainly looks like a window for more elevated fire weather concerns. Stay tuned for updates.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 405 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Currently VFR at all terminals with the exception of HAF reporting MVFR visibility, I expect this to clear shortly though as stratus continues to clear off the coast. Heights are expected to rise, as a result the marine layer is expected to compress which will generally translate to low-end MVFR to high-end IFR ceilings.
Vicinity of SFO...Currently VFR with northwesterly flow. Westerly winds will prevail through the TAF period with gusts up to 30 knots to be expected. There's a 60% probability for sub-VFR ceilings to impact the terminal tonight with most guidance showing low-end MVFR, but the risk for IFR is there as well. High confidence in VFR prevailing by late-morning alongside strong and gusty westerly winds.
SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Currently VFR with westerly flow at MRY and VFR with northwesterly flow at SNS. High confidence in IFR ceilings impacting the terminals again tonight. VFR and westerly winds will prevail by tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 1024 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Surface high pressure will support a fresh to strong northwesterly breezes with moderate seas through mid-week. Gale force gusts are likely near the coastal jet regions of Point Reyes and Point Sur. An eastward passing upper level trough combining with a strengthening onshore pressure gradient will result in gusty onshore winds across the bays Monday afternoon and evening.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 556 PM PDT Sat Jun 14 2025
No real notable changes to the ongoing forecast fire weather wise.
Still highlighting elevated fire weather conditions across the interior Central Coast. While not in our forecast area, a decent veg fire developed and spread quickly to over 1k acres in SLO.
This could have easily happened in San Benito or Monterey counties.
Observations over the last 24 hour and predicted weather continue to show marine layer influence keeping fire weather conditions in check for lower elevations and coastal areas. However, about roughly 2k feet and farther inland conditions remain mild and dry both day and night. On top of that is onshore flow leading to breezy conditions each afternoon. Some of the winds are being enhanced by topography leading to gustier flow in the valleys, gaps, passes with 20-35 mph gusts.
Simply put, if you're recreating outdoors, be one less spark in these elevated fire weather conditions.
MM
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-SF Bay N of Bay Bridge.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Mry Bay-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning from 9 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| 46284 | 5 mi | 45 min | 64°F | 58°F | 3 ft | |||
| 46276 | 13 mi | 45 min | 56°F | 58°F | 4 ft | |||
| 46279 | 14 mi | 19 min | 57°F | 59°F | 4 ft | |||
| 46092 - MBM1 | 15 mi | 37 min | SSE 1.9 | 53°F | 54°F | 30.00 | ||
| 46236 - Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) | 15 mi | 19 min | 54°F | 5 ft | ||||
| MLSC1 - Moss Landing, South Harbor, CA | 17 mi | 14 min | 54°F | |||||
| ELXC1 - Elkhorn Slough Reserve, CA | 18 mi | 60 min | WSW 6 | 30.01 | ||||
| 46240 - Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA (158) | 25 mi | 19 min | 61°F | 3 ft | ||||
| MEYC1 | 26 mi | 69 min | 60°F | 30.04 | ||||
| RTYC1 - 9414523 - Redwood City, CA | 38 mi | 45 min | WNW 8.9G | 73°F | 70°F | 29.97 | ||
| 46239 - Point Sur, CA (157) | 44 mi | 45 min | 51°F | 7 ft |
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