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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 17, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
SE 14kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Washington's Birthday
NNE 15kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
W 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
⇑WSW 30kt
2-3ft
Tuesday Night
WSW 29kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
WNW 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
NW 7kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:38 pm PST Feb 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PST Feb 15, 2026-6pm PST Feb 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

Tonight

SE wind 5 to 14 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then rain after 1am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Washington's Birthday

ENE wind 7 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

W wind 10 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

WSW wind 19 to 24 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Rain before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 24 to 29 kt becoming WNW 16 to 21 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and WSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.