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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM PST until February 21, 09:00 PM PST

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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
1-2ft
Saturday
SSW 12kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
S 10kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
S 7kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:25 pm PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 5 to 12 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSE at 7 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 7 to 10 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind around 7 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely. Patchy fog. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and WSW 3 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.