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Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
WNW 7kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 6kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑SW 7kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑W 7kt
2ft

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

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Jul 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 21 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 21 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 19 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...NW 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.