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

Wet, stormy, and unsettled weather continues for much of the eastern half of the U.S. through Memorial Day. There is potential for scattered flash flooding across the Central Gulf Coast into North Georgia and across the Upper Ohio Valley. Severe storms capable of hail/wind may occur across the Middle Missouri Valley/Siouxland and across other parts of the central and southern Plains and Southeast. Read More >

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Today

      Today:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      Light Wind
      2ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      2ft

    • Memorial Day

      Memorial Day:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Areas of fog before 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑WNW 9kt
      3ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      NW 10kt
      3ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:NW wind 14 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

      NW 20kt
      3-4ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:NW wind 15 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

      NW 22kt
      5ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:WNW wind 6 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

      WNW 16kt
      5ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:NW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

      NW 16kt⇓
      5ft

    • Thursday

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

      ⇑S 6kt
      4-5ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 am PDT May 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT May 24, 2026-6pm PDT May 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Today
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tonight
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 8pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Memorial Day
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Areas of fog before 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday
NW wind 14 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
Tuesday Night
NW wind 15 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.
Wednesday
WNW wind 6 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
NW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thursday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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: 11:26 am PDT May 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT May 24, 2026-6pm PDT May 30, 2026
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