National Weather Service Forecast for: Santa Cruz CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Updated: 1:26 pm PDT Jun 29, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Partly Cloudy

Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Partly Sunny

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Light west southwest wind.
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday

Wednesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Decreasing
Clouds
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Mostly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Mostly Cloudy

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Partly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Partly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Lo 55 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 54 °F

Beach Hazards Statement
 

Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Light west southwest wind.
Wednesday
 
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
 
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Independence Day
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Santa Cruz CA.