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

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑SW 6kt
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑SW 6kt
1ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Memorial Day
⇑WSW 8kt
2ft
Monday Night
W 9kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday
⇑W 13kt
2-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:16 am PDT May 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 22, 2026-6pm PDT May 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog after 10pm. 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. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. 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 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. 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. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 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.