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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory 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
WNW 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 10kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
2ft
Monday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 11kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT Jun 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Jun 6, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Today

WNW wind 8 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. 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. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Patchy fog after 3am. 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 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. 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.