Heavy Snow in the Sierra Nevada; Heavy Rainfall in Texas Sunday

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until November 16, 04:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Saturday
Light Wind
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑SSW 23kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
SW 20kt⇓
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
NW 13kt
5ft
Monday Night
N 13kt
4-5ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 7kt
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
⇑SSE 6kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
SW 16kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:01 am PST Nov 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PST Nov 14, 2026-6pm PST Nov 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 11 to 12 ft at 18 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 10 ft at 17 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

ESE wind 9 to 14 kt becoming SSW 18 to 23 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

SW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NNW 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 5 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

N wind 8 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE around 6 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 12 to 16 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

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.