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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 26, 09:00 PM PDT until May 27, 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
WNW 17kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
⇑W 11kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
W 8kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑SSW 9kt
2ft
Thursday Night
SW 8kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 11kt
2ft
Friday Night
W 12kt⇓
2ft
Saturday
⇑W 14kt
2ft
Saturday Night
WNW 16kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:36 pm PDT May 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT May 26, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

Tonight

WNW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.