Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Thu
Mar 23
AM Clouds/PM Sun
Close Hourly
56º / 41º 24% WNW 14 mph 63%
11am Mostly Cloudy 54º 1% WNW 11 mph 64%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 54º 1% WNW 11 mph 63%
1pm Partly Cloudy 55º 1% WNW 12 mph 61%
2pm Partly Cloudy 55º 1% WNW 13 mph 63%
3pm Partly Cloudy 55º 1% WNW 14 mph 63%
4pm Partly Cloudy 54º 2% WNW 14 mph 64%
5pm Partly Cloudy 54º 6% WNW 12 mph 66%
6pm Partly Cloudy 53º 9% WNW 11 mph 70%
7pm Partly Cloudy 52º 11% WNW 9 mph 75%
8pm Partly Cloudy 51º 20% WNW 7 mph 80%
9pm Mostly Cloudy 50º 22% WNW 7 mph 83%
10pm Partly Cloudy 49º 9% NW 8 mph 82%
11pm Partly Cloudy 49º 6% NW 9 mph 79%
Fri
Mar 24
Mostly Sunny
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58º / 40º 3% NNW 15 mph 53%
12am Mostly Clear 47º 5% NW 10 mph 76%
1am Clear 46º 4% NW 9 mph 73%
2am Mostly Clear 45º 4% NW 9 mph 73%
3am Partly Cloudy 44º 4% NW 9 mph 74%
4am Partly Cloudy 44º 4% NNW 8 mph 73%
5am Partly Cloudy 43º 4% NNW 7 mph 72%
6am Partly Cloudy 43º 4% NNW 7 mph 73%
7am Partly Cloudy 42º 4% NNW 6 mph 74%
8am Partly Cloudy 43º 3% N 6 mph 71%
9am Mostly Sunny 46º 2% NNW 8 mph 63%
10am Mostly Sunny 50º 1% NNW 9 mph 55%
11am Mostly Sunny 52º 0% NNW 10 mph 48%
12pm Sunny 53º 0% NNW 9 mph 45%
1pm Sunny 55º 0% NW 10 mph 43%
2pm Sunny 56º 0% NW 12 mph 42%
3pm Mostly Sunny 56º 0% NW 13 mph 43%
4pm Sunny 56º 0% NW 15 mph 47%
5pm Mostly Sunny 55º 0% NW 15 mph 51%
6pm Mostly Sunny 53º 1% NW 15 mph 55%
7pm Partly Cloudy 50º 2% NW 14 mph 61%
8pm Partly Cloudy 48º 3% NW 11 mph 66%
9pm Partly Cloudy 47º 3% NW 11 mph 68%
10pm Partly Cloudy 46º 3% NW 11 mph 70%
11pm Partly Cloudy 46º 3% NNW 9 mph 70%
Sat
Mar 25
Sunny
View Hourly
59º / 39º 4% NNW 16 mph 52%
12am Mostly Cloudy 45º 3% NNW 8 mph 70%
1am Mostly Cloudy 45º 3% NNW 7 mph 72%
2am Partly Cloudy 44º 4% NNW 7 mph 73%
3am Partly Cloudy 43º 4% NNW 6 mph 76%
4am Partly Cloudy 42º 4% NNW 6 mph 76%
5am Partly Cloudy 42º 4% NNW 7 mph 73%
6am Mostly Clear 42º 4% N 7 mph 74%
7am Clear 41º 4% N 7 mph 76%
8am Sunny 42º 4% N 6 mph 72%
9am Sunny 46º 2% N 6 mph 64%
10am Sunny 49º 0% N 7 mph 54%
Sun
Mar 26
Sunny 58º / 40º 5% NW 11 mph 55%
Mon
Mar 27
Partly Cloudy 55º / 47º 13% S 9 mph 63%
Tue
Mar 28
Rain 52º / 45º 85% SSW 15 mph 82%
Wed
Mar 29
Showers 55º / 43º 58% WSW 13 mph 75%
Thu
Mar 30
PM Showers 56º / 43º 32% SW 11 mph 72%

Weather Radar for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA See Radar

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA

Today
High : 53ºF
W wind 12 to 18 kt. Mostly sunny. WSW swell 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Tonight
Low : 43ºF
WNW wind 9 to 16 kt. A slight chance of rain before 11pm. WSW swell 1 ft at 9 seconds building to at 14 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.
Friday
High : 54ºF
N wind 10 to 17 kt. Partly sunny during the morning, then sunny during the afternoon. WSW swell 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 43ºF
NNW wind 12 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. WSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
High : 54ºF
NNW wind 11 to 16 kt. Sunny. WSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.
Saturday Night
Low : 41ºF
N wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. WSW swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Sunday
High : 54ºF
N wind 6 to 12 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. WSW swell 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sunday Night
Low : 43ºF
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Partly cloudy. WSW swell 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Monday
High : 54ºF
ENE wind 5 to 13 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. A chance of rain. WSW swell 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA

    ThursdayFridaySaturday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 11149996101314967
    11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am
    MPH 11149996101314967
    DIR WNWWNWWNWNWNWNNWNNWNWNWNNWNNWN

    Current Weather Conditions In Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA

    As Of: 47 minutes ago

    • 54ºF
    • 51ºF
    • 11mph
    • 0º (WNW)
    • 16mph
    • Mostly Cloudy
    • 10mi
    • 30.29"
    • 64%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA is Mostly Cloudy. The current temperature is 54°F, and the expected high and low for today, Thursday, March 23, 2023, are 56° high temperature and 41°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 11 miles per hour, and coming from the West Northwest. The wind is gusting to 16 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 51° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 1 percent, with current humidity at 64 percent, and air pressure at 30.29 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).