Areas of Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorms on Friday

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Friday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NW 9kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
WNW 13kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 13kt⇓
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
⇑WNW 12kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 14kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Monday
N 9kt
3ft
Monday Night
WNW 12kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑WSW 6kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

N wind 6 to 13 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 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.