Unsettled Weather in the Eastern U.S. through Memorial Day

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NW 25kt
2-3ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
WNW 23kt⇓
4ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
⇑WSW 11kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
W 13kt⇓
3ft
Thursday
⇑SW 10kt
3ft
Thursday Night
SW 9kt⇓
3ft
Friday
⇑W 12kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
NW 15kt
4-5ft
Saturday
⇑W 18kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:16 am PDT May 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT May 26, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 1, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

NW wind 13 to 18 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 6 to 11 kt after midnight. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. 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 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SW wind 5 to 9 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 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 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.