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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 17, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑NW 12kt
4ft
Tonight
NNW 10kt
4-5ft
Monday
⇑NNW 9kt
3ft
Monday Night
NW 9kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 6kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
⇑SW 6kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:34 am PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT May 17, 2026-6pm PDT May 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 7 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and W 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.