Heavy Rainfall on the Western Gulf Coast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Friday

A multi-day heavy rainfall event will continue over the western Gulf Coast through Monday. Slight Risks of excessive rainfall have been issued, and Flood Watches remain in effect through Monday evening. Scattered severe storms capable of producing large hail and damaging winds are possible across western portions of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Friday
⇑SW 8kt
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑SW 9kt
2ft
Saturday Night
SW 7kt⇓
2ft
Sunday
⇑SW 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WSW 9kt⇓
2ft
Memorial Day
⇑WSW 12kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 14kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 22, 2026-6pm PDT May 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Areas of fog between 11pm and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

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

Sunday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Areas of fog between 11pm and 3am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and W 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Memorial Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.