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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from June 5, 03:00 PM PDT until June 7, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
Light Wind
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
⇑W 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:21 am PDT Jun 5, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Jun 5, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 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.