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Hazardous Weather Conditions

2NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:NW wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

      NW 23kt⇓
      4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Sunday

      Sunday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

      ⇑W 22kt
      4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:W wind 10 to 18 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

      S 18kt
      3-4ft

    • Columbus Day

      Columbus Day:SE wind 5 to 11 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      SE 11kt
      3ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:W wind 5 to 14 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      W 14kt
      2-3ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      ⇑W 11kt
      2ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      W 10kt⇓
      2ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 6kt
      2ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      W 6kt⇓
      2ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:47 pm PDT Oct 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Oct 10, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

Tonight
NW wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.
Sunday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
W wind 10 to 18 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
Columbus Day
SE wind 5 to 11 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday Night
W wind 5 to 14 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 36.95°N 122°W
Last Update: 2:47 pm PDT Oct 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Oct 10, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 17, 2026
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