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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 9, 03:00 PM PDT until March 9, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
WNW 12kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 12kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
NW 12kt
6ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 16kt
6-7ft
Wednesday
WNW 7kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 10kt
4ft
Thursday
NNE 8kt
4ft
Thursday Night
N 9kt
4ft
Friday
N 8kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:04 am PDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON

Today

WNW wind 5 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 16 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 7 to 10 kt becoming N in the evening. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind around 8 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

N wind around 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 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.