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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 2, 03:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
⇑NW 19kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NW 17kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑W 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
WNW 14kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
1-2ft
Friday Night
WNW 11kt⇓
1-2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
1ft
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Apr 2, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Apr 2, 2025-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

Wednesday

NW wind 7 to 12 kt increasing to 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 12 to 17 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.