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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until November 16, 03:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
Light Wind
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
⇑SSE 7kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑S 28kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
W 22kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
WNW 12kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
N 16kt
5ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
S 12kt
4ft
Wednesday
SSW 23kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:46 pm PST Nov 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Nov 14, 2026-6pm PST Nov 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 12 ft at 18 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 10 ft at 17 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

SE wind 12 to 17 kt becoming S 23 to 28 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 ft building to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 17 to 22 kt becoming N 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 12 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 9 to 16 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 12 kt becoming S after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and S 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 15 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 44 kt. Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

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.