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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 17, 09:00 PM PDT until May 18, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 15kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Monday
NNW 12kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
NW 13kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
⇑W 7kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 8kt⇓
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:42 pm PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PDT May 17, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 5 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 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.