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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 20, 03:00 PM PDT until August 20, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 16kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 15kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 18kt
3ft
Friday Night
NNW 18kt
2-3ft
Saturday
NW 20kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
NNW 21kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
WNW 14kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NW 14kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑WNW 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 8 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 8 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 8 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 11 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt decreasing to 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 8 to 14 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.