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Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
| Day | Sky | High / Low | Precip | Wind | Humidity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sat Mar 15 |
 |
Partly Cloudy Close Hourly |
56º / 47º | 2% | SW 7 mph | 74% |
| 1pm |  |
Mostly Cloudy | 56º | 2% | SSW 7 mph | 65% |
| 2pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 57º | 2% | SW 8 mph | 67% |
| 3pm | |
Mostly Cloudy | 57º | 2% | SW 8 mph | 66% |
| 4pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 56º | 2% | SW 8 mph | 73% |
| 5pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 56º | 2% | WSW 7 mph | 72% |
| 6pm | |
Partly Cloudy | 55º | 2% | WSW 6 mph | 74% |
| 7pm |  |
Sunny | 54º | 4% | SW 4 mph | 81% |
| 8pm |  |
Clear | 53º | 8% | SSW 2 mph | 87% |
| 9pm | |
Clear | 52º | 8% | S 1 mph | 87% |
| 10pm |  |
Mostly Clear | 51º | 8% | SE 1 mph | 88% |
| 11pm | |
Mostly Clear | 51º | 8% | ESE 1 mph | 90% |
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Sun Mar 16 |
 |
Cloudy View Hourly |
57º / 51º | 17% | SSE 16 mph | 86% |
| 12am |  |
Partly Cloudy | 50º | 8% | ESE 3 mph | 91% |
| 1am | |
Partly Cloudy | 50º | 13% | ESE 3 mph | 92% |
| 2am |  |
Mostly Cloudy | 50º | 8% | ESE 3 mph | 94% |
| 3am | |
Cloudy | 49º | 9% | E 4 mph | 95% |
| 4am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 49º | 17% | E 4 mph | 95% |
| 5am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 48º | 15% | E 4 mph | 94% |
| 6am | |
Cloudy | 48º | 14% | E 4 mph | 94% |
| 7am | |
Mostly Cloudy | 48º | 17% | ESE 5 mph | 93% |
| 8am | |
Cloudy | 48º | 18% | ESE 5 mph | 93% |
| 9am | |
Cloudy | 50º | 16% | ESE 6 mph | 89% |
| 10am | |
Cloudy | 51º | 17% | SE 6 mph | 85% |
| 11am | |
Cloudy | 52º | 16% | SE 5 mph | 85% |
| 12pm | |
Cloudy | 53º | 15% | SSE 6 mph | 84% |
| 1pm | |
Cloudy | 54º | 10% | S 9 mph | 84% |
| 2pm | |
Cloudy | 55º | 8% | S 12 mph | 84% |
| 3pm | |
Cloudy | 56º | 7% | S 14 mph | 84% |
| 4pm | |
Cloudy | 56º | 8% | S 15 mph | 84% |
| 5pm | |
Cloudy | 56º | 13% | S 15 mph | 82% |
| 6pm | |
Cloudy | 56º | 12% | S 15 mph | 83% |
| 7pm | |
Cloudy | 56º | 17% | S 15 mph | 86% |
| 8pm | |
Cloudy | 55º | 22% | S 16 mph | 87% |
| 9pm |  |
Showers | 55º | 37% | S 17 mph | 87% |
| 10pm | |
Light Rain | 55º | 62% | S 17 mph | 90% |
| 11pm |  |
Rain | 55º | 83% | S 17 mph | 91% |
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Mon Mar 17 |
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AM Showers/Wind View Hourly |
55º / 45º | 40% | W 20 mph | 80% |
| 12am | |
Rain | 55º | 96% | S 17 mph | 91% |
| 1am | |
Rain | 55º | 95% | S 16 mph | 93% |
| 2am | |
Rain | 55º | 86% | SSW 14 mph | 94% |
| 3am | |
Rain | 54º | 69% | SW 11 mph | 95% |
| 4am | |
Light Rain | 53º | 63% | SW 8 mph | 94% |
| 5am | |
Light Rain | 53º | 60% | SW 6 mph | 96% |
| 6am | |
Showers | 53º | 59% | SW 6 mph | 94% |
| 7am | |
Few Showers | 52º | 32% | SW 6 mph | 94% |
| 8am | |
Few Showers | 52º | 31% | WSW 7 mph | 91% |
| 9am | |
Few Showers | 53º | 33% | WSW 10 mph | 89% |
| 10am | |
Partly Cloudy | 53º | 24% | W 11 mph | 85% |
| 11am | |
Partly Cloudy | 54º | 21% | W 12 mph | 83% |
| 12pm | |
Showers | 54º | 40% | W 14 mph | 78% |
|
Tue Mar 18 |
 |
Mostly Sunny | 58º / 43º | 4% | NW 12 mph | 66% |
|
Wed Mar 19 |
|
Mostly Cloudy | 57º / 48º | 20% | SW 8 mph | 70% |
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Thu Mar 20 |
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Cloudy | 59º / 46º | 24% | NW 14 mph | 71% |
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Fri Mar 21 |
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Mostly Cloudy | 60º / 48º | 5% | NW 13 mph | 73% |
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Sat Mar 22 |
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Cloudy | 61º / 48º | 13% | WNW 11 mph | 80% |
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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
Today
High : 54ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tonight
Low : 46ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Sunday
High : 56ºF
ESE wind 6 to 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 8 seconds building to at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
ESE wind 6 to 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 8 seconds building to at 11 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Sunday Night
Low : 50ºF
SSW wind 17 to 22 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
SSW wind 17 to 22 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Monday
High : 54ºF
SW wind 6 to 16 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
SW wind 6 to 16 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday Night
Low : 45ºF
NW wind 11 to 19 kt. A chance of rain before 11pm. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
NW wind 11 to 19 kt. A chance of rain before 11pm. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tuesday
High : 56ºF
NNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 7 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
NNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 to 7 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 43ºF
WNW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
WNW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday
High : 56ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
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Wind Speed Forecast for Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | ||||||||||
| Wind Speed (MPH) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 1pm | 5pm | 9pm | 1am | 5am | 9am | 1pm | 5pm | 9pm | 1am | 5am | 9am | |
| MPH | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| DIR | SSW | WSW | S | ESE | E | ESE | S | S | S | S | SW | WSW |
Current Weather Conditions In Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA
As Of: 23 minutes ago
- 56ºF
- 55ºF
- 7mph
- 0º (SSW)
- 7mph
- Mostly Cloudy
- 9mi
- 30.16"
- 65%
- 0ºF
The weather right now in Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA is Mostly Cloudy. The current temperature is 56°F, and the expected high and low for today, Saturday, March 15, 2025, are 56° high temperature and 47°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 7 miles per hour, and coming from the South Southwest. The wind is gusting to 7 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 55° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 2 percent, with current humidity at 65 percent, and air pressure at 30.16 in. Visibility is 9 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).