34.0200’ N, 119.6830’ W

Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA

69°
H 68°
L 58°
WNW
23mph
High tide
10:08 am

Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Sun
Oct 11
Partly Cloudy/Wind
Close Hourly
68º / 58º 13% WNW 25 mph 65%
4am Mostly Cloudy/Wind 69º 2% WNW 23 mph 63%
5am Mostly Cloudy/Wind 68º 2% WNW 24 mph 67%
6am Partly Cloudy/Wind 67º 2% WNW 25 mph 65%
7am Partly Cloudy/Wind 66º 2% WNW 25 mph 69%
8am Partly Cloudy/Wind 65º 2% WNW 24 mph 70%
9am Partly Cloudy/Wind 67º 3% WNW 25 mph 70%
10am Partly Cloudy/Wind 67º 3% WNW 24 mph 72%
11am Partly Cloudy/Wind 65º 9% WNW 23 mph 68%
12pm Partly Cloudy/Wind 66º 4% WNW 22 mph 64%
1pm Partly Cloudy/Wind 67º 7% W 20 mph 60%
2pm Partly Cloudy 67º 6% W 18 mph 58%
3pm Partly Cloudy 66º 4% W 16 mph 58%
4pm Partly Cloudy 66º 13% W 14 mph 57%
5pm Mostly Cloudy 64º 11% W 14 mph 59%
6pm Cloudy 63º 3% W 12 mph 60%
7pm Mostly Cloudy 62º 24% W 10 mph 62%
8pm Mostly Cloudy 61º 24% WSW 8 mph 63%
9pm Cloudy 60º 22% WSW 7 mph 64%
10pm Mostly Cloudy 60º 22% WSW 6 mph 63%
11pm Mostly Cloudy 60º 22% WSW 6 mph 65%
Mon
Oct 12
Partly Cloudy
View Hourly
67º / 60º 19% W 10 mph 55%
12am Mostly Cloudy 59º 22% WSW 6 mph 63%
1am Few Showers 59º 31% WSW 7 mph 63%
2am Cloudy 59º 24% WSW 8 mph 64%
3am Few Showers 59º 34% WSW 8 mph 65%
4am Showers 60º 37% WSW 9 mph 63%
5am Mostly Cloudy 59º 24% WSW 9 mph 64%
6am Mostly Cloudy 59º 24% W 9 mph 62%
7am Mostly Cloudy 59º 7% W 9 mph 63%
8am Mostly Cloudy 60º 7% W 9 mph 62%
9am Mostly Cloudy 62º 12% W 8 mph 58%
10am Mostly Cloudy 64º 8% W 8 mph 57%
11am Mostly Cloudy 65º 17% W 8 mph 52%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 65º 20% W 8 mph 53%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 65º 6% W 8 mph 51%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 66º 14% W 8 mph 49%
3pm Partly Cloudy 66º 4% W 8 mph 50%
4pm Mostly Sunny 66º 1% W 9 mph 50%
5pm Partly Cloudy 65º 3% W 10 mph 54%
6pm Partly Cloudy 64º 5% W 9 mph 55%
7pm Mostly Clear 62º 6% W 9 mph 61%
8pm Mostly Clear 62º 2% WNW 9 mph 61%
9pm Clear 62º 3% WNW 8 mph 62%
10pm Clear 62º 3% WNW 8 mph 61%
11pm Clear 62º 3% NW 9 mph 63%
Tue
Oct 13
Sunny
View Hourly
72º / 64º 3% NW 15 mph 53%
12am Clear 63º 3% NW 9 mph 60%
1am Clear 62º 3% NW 9 mph 61%
2am Clear 62º 3% NW 9 mph 62%
3am Clear 61º 4% NW 9 mph 64%
Wed
Oct 14
Sunny 76º / 66º 2% NW 12 mph 50%
Thu
Oct 15
Sunny 82º / 71º 3% N 12 mph 47%
Fri
Oct 16
Sunny 85º / 72º 1% NNE 12 mph 42%
Sat
Oct 17
Sunny 81º / 69º 1% NNE 11 mph 50%
Sun
Oct 18
Sunny 78º / 66º 3% WNW 9 mph 58%

Weather Radar for Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA See Radar

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA

Sunday
High : 66ºF
WNW wind 15 to 25 kt. A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds decreasing to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
Low : 60ºF
WNW wind 10 to 15 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of showers after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Columbus Day
High : 66ºF
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the morning. Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
Low : 60ºF
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 68ºF
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 63ºF
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday
High : 74ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 66ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 80ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA

    SundayMondayTuesday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 2324221486998999
    11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am
    MPH 2324221486998999
    DIR WNWWNWWNWWWSWWSWWSWWWWWNWNW

    Current Weather Conditions In Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA

    As Of: 26 minutes ago

    • 69ºF
    • 69ºF
    • 23mph
    • 0º (WNW)
    • 31mph
    • Mostly Cloudy/Wind
    • 10mi
    • 29.43"
    • 63%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, CA is Mostly Cloudy/Wind. The current temperature is 69°F, and the expected high and low for today, Sunday, October 11, 2026, are 68° high temperature and 58°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 23 miles per hour, and coming from the West Northwest. The wind is gusting to 31 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 69° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 2 percent, with current humidity at 63 percent, and air pressure at 29.43 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Small Craft Advisory - 1:08am Sun Oct 11 2026

    ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Hazardous sea conditions.

    WHERE: Portions of the coastal waters of southwest California.

    WHEN: From 6 PM this evening to 9 PM PDT Sunday.

    IMPACTS: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS: See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
    for more.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
    vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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