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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 3, 03:00 AM 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
NNW 22kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 19kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 15kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
NNW 12kt⇓
4-5ft
Saturday
⇑NW 6kt
4ft
Saturday Night
N 8kt
3ft
Sunday
NNW 11kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NW 7kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑NW 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 pm PDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

N wind 10 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday

N wind 9 to 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

N wind 5 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 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.