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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 23, 03:00 PM PDT until April 23, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 7kt
4ft
Tonight
N 8kt
4ft
Thursday
NW 15kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
W 9kt
4ft
Friday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
3-4ft
Saturday
⇑SW 9kt
3ft
Saturday Night
WSW 7kt
3ft
Sunday
⇑W 7kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Apr 22, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 8 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 10 seconds . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind 9 to 15 kt becoming NW in the morning. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WSW wind around 7 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 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.