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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 9, 03:00 PM PDT until March 10, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
1ft
Monday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
⇑WNW 6kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
NW 6kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Thursday
Light Wind
1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:25 pm PDT Mar 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Mar 8, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.