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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM PST until February 21, 09:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 10kt⇓
5-7ft
Tonight
⇑ESE 9kt
3-4ft
Saturday
S 17kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
SE 22kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
ESE 20kt
4-5ft
Sunday Night
S 9kt
5-6ft
Monday
E 7kt
5ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft
Tuesday
S 10kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:32 am PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Today

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 9 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 13 to 17 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds becoming S at 8 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 14 to 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 6 to 9 kt becoming E after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 5 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

E wind around 7 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and WSW 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

S wind around 10 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.