Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until September 28, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 17kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 15kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
⇑WSW 10kt
2ft
Monday Night
E 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
2-3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Sep 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Sep 27, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

W wind around 17 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

E wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 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.