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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

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 15kt⇓
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑WNW 14kt
3ft
Sunday Night
WNW 14kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 15kt
2-3ft
Monday Night
WNW 16kt⇓
2-3ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 12kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 11kt⇓
3ft
Wednesday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:40 pm PDT Jun 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Jun 6, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 13, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 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...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 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.