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

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Mon
Jun 29 		Cloudy -º / 54º 18% ESE 3 mph 91%
Tue
Jun 30 		AM Clouds/PM Sun
View Hourly 		65º / 55º 23% SSW 10 mph 79%
12am Cloudy 58º 15% ESE 3 mph 88%
1am Cloudy 58º 15% E 3 mph 90%
2am Cloudy 57º 15% E 2 mph 90%
3am Cloudy 56º 15% SE 2 mph 92%
4am Mostly Cloudy 56º 15% ESE 2 mph 92%
5am Cloudy 55º 15% ESE 2 mph 92%
6am Cloudy 55º 18% SE 2 mph 93%
7am Cloudy 56º 23% SE 2 mph 90%
8am Cloudy 56º 20% SSE 2 mph 90%
9am Cloudy 57º 20% S 2 mph 90%
10am Cloudy 58º 19% S 4 mph 87%
11am Cloudy 59º 5% SSW 6 mph 83%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 61º 4% SSW 7 mph 78%
1pm Partly Cloudy 63º 3% SSW 8 mph 74%
2pm Partly Cloudy 64º 3% SW 9 mph 72%
3pm Partly Cloudy 64º 2% SW 10 mph 71%
4pm Partly Cloudy 64º 2% SW 10 mph 69%
5pm Partly Cloudy 64º 2% SW 10 mph 71%
6pm Partly Cloudy 63º 3% SW 9 mph 72%
7pm Partly Cloudy 62º 3% SW 8 mph 74%
8pm Partly Cloudy 60º 5% SW 6 mph 78%
9pm Mostly Cloudy 58º 20% SSW 4 mph 83%
10pm Mostly Cloudy 57º 21% SSE 3 mph 86%
11pm Cloudy 57º 21% SSE 3 mph 87%
Wed
Jul 1 		AM Clouds/PM Sun
View Hourly 		62º / 55º 20% SSW 10 mph 80%
12am Cloudy 57º 20% SE 3 mph 87%
1am Cloudy 56º 21% SSW 3 mph 88%
2am Cloudy 56º 15% SW 3 mph 88%
3am Cloudy 56º 21% SSW 2 mph 89%
4am Cloudy 56º 21% SSW 2 mph 88%
5am Cloudy 56º 21% SW 3 mph 87%
6am Cloudy 56º 21% SSW 3 mph 86%
7am Cloudy 56º 21% S 3 mph 87%
8am Cloudy 56º 17% S 3 mph 87%
9am Cloudy 56º 10% S 4 mph 86%
10am Cloudy 57º 9% SSW 5 mph 85%
11am Cloudy 58º 7% SSW 6 mph 84%
12pm Cloudy 58º 5% SSW 7 mph 82%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 60º 5% SSW 7 mph 79%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 61º 4% SW 8 mph 76%
3pm Partly Cloudy 61º 4% SW 9 mph 74%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 62º 3% SW 10 mph 73%
5pm Partly Cloudy 61º 3% SW 10 mph 74%
6pm Partly Cloudy 61º 4% SW 10 mph 75%
7pm Partly Cloudy 60º 5% SW 9 mph 77%
8pm Partly Cloudy 58º 6% SW 8 mph 81%
9pm Partly Cloudy 57º 7% SW 6 mph 86%
10pm Mostly Cloudy 57º 10% SSW 4 mph 86%
11pm Cloudy 57º 8% SSW 3 mph 86%
Thu
Jul 2 		Cloudy 62º / 54º 22% SW 10 mph 82%
Fri
Jul 3 		Partly Cloudy 64º / 54º 20% SW 9 mph 80%
Sat
Jul 4 		AM Clouds/PM Sun 65º / 55º 20% SW 9 mph 83%
Sun
Jul 5 		AM Clouds/PM Sun 64º / 55º 20% SW 10 mph 82%
Mon
Jul 6 		AM Clouds/PM Sun 64º / 54º 6% WSW 11 mph 82%

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

Overnight
Low : 55ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 60ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Low : 53ºF
WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
High : 58ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 54ºF
WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 58ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Low : 54ºF
WSW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday
High : 64ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
Low : 54ºF
WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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

    TuesdayWednesdayThursday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 32271063237108
    7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am
    MPH 32271063237108
    DIR ESEESESSESSWSWSWSESSWSSSWSWSW

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

    As Of: 22 minutes ago

    • 58ºF
    • 58ºF
    • 3mph
    • 0º (ESE)
    • 3mph
    • Cloudy
    • 8mi
    • 29.92"
    • 88%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Santa Cruz (Monterey Bay), CA is Cloudy. The current temperature is 58°F, and the expected high and low for today, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, are -° high temperature and 54°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 3 miles per hour, and coming from the East Southeast. The wind is gusting to 3 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 58° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 15 percent, with current humidity at 88 percent, and air pressure at 29.92 in. Visibility is 8 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Beach Hazard Statement - 10:11am Mon Jun 29 2026

    ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

    WHAT: An increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip
    currents expected.

    WHERE: Pacific Coast beaches.

    WHEN: Through 5 AM PDT Wednesday.

    IMPACTS: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
    localized beach erosion can be expected. Sneaker waves can sweep
    across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the
    sea from rocks, jetties and beaches.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside
    infrastructure. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf
    and NEVER turn your back on the ocean. Monitor local weather,
    surf and tide forecasts at www.weather.gov/mtr.

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