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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 8, 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]

Overnight
NW 9kt⇓
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
⇑W 12kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑WSW 9kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
WSW 8kt⇓
3ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
W 8kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 7kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 pm PDT Jul 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Jul 8, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Overnight

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 2am and 3am, then Patchy fog after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 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.