National Weather Service Forecast for: Santa Cruz CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Updated: 1:26 pm PDT Sep 12, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Becoming
Sunny
 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Mostly Sunny

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Patchy Fog

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Areas Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Areas of fog between 8pm and 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Areas Fog
Lo 56 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 54 °F

 

Tonight
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
 
 Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
 
 Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
 
 Areas of fog between 8pm and 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
 
 Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Santa Cruz CA.