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Hazardous Weather Conditions

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Today

      Today:NW wind 5 to 10 kt increasing to 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

      ⇑NW 18kt
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Tonight

      Tonight:NW wind 8 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

      NW 16kt
      4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:NNW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      WNW 10kt
      3-4ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      WNW 10kt⇓
      3ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑W 7kt
      3ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      WNW 9kt⇓
      3ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      2-3ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      W 6kt⇓
      2ft

    • Friday

      Friday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      ⇑WNW 11kt
      2ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT Sep 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Sep 14, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Today
NW wind 5 to 10 kt increasing to 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Tonight
NW wind 8 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tuesday
NNW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday Night
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Thursday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...NW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 37.01°N 122.21°W
Last Update: 2:16 am PDT Sep 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Sep 14, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 20, 2026
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