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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until November 16, 07:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 11kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
W 11kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑WNW 6kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
4ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday Night
⇑SSE 13kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
S 15kt
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
SSW 16kt
4ft
Thursday
S 20kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Nov 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PST Nov 15, 2026-6pm PST Nov 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

S wind around 11 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

W wind 6 to 11 kt becoming N after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain, mainly after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 16 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of rain, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 8 to 13 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

S wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then rain after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 14 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

S wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. 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.