Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

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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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This Afternoon
SW 6kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
WSW 6kt⇓
2ft
Memorial Day
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 10kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 14kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

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

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SW wind around 6 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

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 WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Memorial Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 9 to 14 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 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.