Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
| Day | Sky | High / Low | Precip | Wind | Humidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sun Jul 19 |
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Foggy | -º / 57º | 17% | SSE 2 mph | 90% |
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Mon Jul 20 |
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AM Fog/PM Clouds View Hourly |
71º / 59º | 18% | SW 10 mph | 78% |
| 2am |  |
Mostly Cloudy | 59º | 15% | ESE 2 mph | 88% |
| 3am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 59º | 4% | SSE 2 mph | 89% |
| 4am | |
Foggy | 59º | 15% | SE 2 mph | 90% |
| 5am | |
Foggy | 58º | 15% | SSE 1 mph | 92% |
| 6am |  |
Cloudy | 58º | 4% | SSE 1 mph | 91% |
| 7am | |
Foggy | 58º | 15% | SE 1 mph | 91% |
| 8am | |
Foggy | 59º | 17% | SE 2 mph | 90% |
| 9am |  |
Mostly Cloudy | 59º | 7% | SSE 2 mph | 90% |
| 10am | |
Cloudy | 61º | 6% | SSW 3 mph | 85% |
| 11am | |
Cloudy | 63º | 18% | SW 5 mph | 80% |
| 12pm | |
Cloudy | 64º | 4% | SW 7 mph | 77% |
| 1pm | |
Cloudy | 66º | 4% | SW 8 mph | 72% |
| 2pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 68º | 3% | SW 9 mph | 69% |
| 3pm | |
Cloudy | 70º | 3% | WSW 10 mph | 65% |
| 4pm | |
Cloudy | 68º | 3% | SW 10 mph | 70% |
| 5pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 67º | 3% | WSW 9 mph | 72% |
| 6pm | |
Cloudy | 67º | 4% | SW 8 mph | 73% |
| 7pm | |
Cloudy | 66º | 4% | SW 6 mph | 76% |
| 8pm | |
Cloudy | 64º | 19% | SSW 4 mph | 81% |
| 9pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 62º | 19% | ESE 4 mph | 85% |
| 10pm | |
Cloudy | 61º | 20% | ESE 3 mph | 87% |
| 11pm | |
Cloudy | 61º | 20% | ESE 3 mph | 89% |
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Tue Jul 21 |
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AM Clouds/PM Sun View Hourly |
70º / 60º | 19% | SSW 7 mph | 77% |
| 12am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 60º | 20% | ESE 2 mph | 90% |
| 1am | |
Cloudy | 60º | 20% | E 2 mph | 90% |
| 2am | |
Cloudy | 60º | 20% | NE 2 mph | 90% |
| 3am | |
Cloudy | 60º | 20% | ESE 2 mph | 90% |
| 4am | |
Cloudy | 60º | 20% | SE 2 mph | 90% |
| 5am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 60º | 20% | SE 1 mph | 89% |
| 6am | |
Foggy | 60º | 23% | ESE 2 mph | 88% |
| 7am | |
Foggy | 60º | 20% | SE 2 mph | 90% |
| 8am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 61º | 19% | ESE 1 mph | 90% |
| 9am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 62º | 5% | S 2 mph | 86% |
| 10am | |
Cloudy | 63º | 18% | SW 3 mph | 83% |
| 11am | |
Cloudy | 65º | 3% | SW 5 mph | 78% |
| 12pm | |
Cloudy | 66º | 3% | SW 7 mph | 75% |
| 1pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 68º | 3% | SW 7 mph | 72% |
| 2pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 69º | 2% | SW 7 mph | 68% |
| 3pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 70º | 2% | SW 7 mph | 67% |
| 4pm |  |
Mostly Sunny | 69º | 2% | SW 6 mph | 70% |
| 5pm | |
Mostly Sunny | 68º | 2% | SW 6 mph | 72% |
| 6pm | |
Mostly Sunny | 67º | 2% | SW 6 mph | 75% |
| 7pm | |
Mostly Sunny | 66º | 3% | SW 5 mph | 77% |
| 8pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 65º | 4% | SW 4 mph | 81% |
| 9pm |  |
Partly Cloudy | 64º | 5% | SSW 3 mph | 85% |
| 10pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 63º | 6% | SSE 3 mph | 88% |
| 11pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 63º | 7% | S 3 mph | 87% |
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Wed Jul 22 |
|
Partly Cloudy View Hourly |
70º / 60º | 6% | SW 11 mph | 83% |
| 12am | |
Partly Cloudy | 63º | 7% | SSE 2 mph | 87% |
| 1am | |
Partly Cloudy | 62º | 8% | SE 2 mph | 89% |
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Thu Jul 23 |
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Partly Cloudy | 73º / 58º | 8% | W 12 mph | 77% |
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Fri Jul 24 |
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Partly Cloudy | 73º / 57º | 7% | W 10 mph | 74% |
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Sat Jul 25 |
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Partly Cloudy | 74º / 57º | 6% | W 11 mph | 72% |
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Sun Jul 26 |
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Partly Cloudy | 73º / 57º | 5% | W 12 mph | 73% |
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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
Monday
High : 62ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
Low : 59ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 66ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Low : 61ºF
WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
High : 65ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 60ºF
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 72ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Low : 58ºF
WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday
High : 73ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.
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Wind Speed Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | ||||||||||
| Wind Speed (MPH) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 9am | 1pm | 5pm | 9pm | 1am | 5am | 9am | 1pm | 5pm | 9pm | 1am | 5am | |
| MPH | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| DIR | ESE | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | ESE | NE | ESE | SW | SW | SW | SSE |
Current Weather Conditions In Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
As Of: 13 minutes ago
- 59ºF
- 59ºF
- 2mph
- 0º (ESE)
- 2mph
- Mostly Cloudy
- 5mi
- 29.96"
- 88%
- 0ºF
The weather right now in Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA is Mostly Cloudy. The current temperature is 59°F, and the expected high and low for today, Monday, July 20, 2026, are -° high temperature and 57°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 2 miles per hour, and coming from the East Southeast. The wind is gusting to 2 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 59° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 15 percent, with current humidity at 88 percent, and air pressure at 29.96 in. Visibility is 5 nautical miles. There are no current weather alert(s).
