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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until February 19, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Late Afternoon
NW 28kt
11ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 24kt⇓
10-11ft

Gale Warning
Friday
E 7kt⇓
5-7ft
Friday Night
⇑ESE 7kt
3-4ft
Saturday
S 18kt
3ft
Saturday Night
S 23kt
4ft
Sunday
ESE 23kt
5ft
Sunday Night
S 12kt
5-6ft
Monday
E 9kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Late Afternoon

NW wind around 28 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. A slight chance of rain before 5pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 12 seconds and WSW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 12 to 17 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

E wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 14 to 18 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 21 to 23 kt becoming SE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 17 to 23 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 8 to 12 kt becoming ESE after midnight. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

E wind around 9 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.