National Weather Service Forecast for: Santa Cruz CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Updated: 1:26 pm PDT May 26, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunny


Tonight

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Increasing
Clouds

Wednesday

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Thursday

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain.  Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Rain


Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Patchy Fog


Friday

Friday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Areas Fog
then Mostly
Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Partly Cloudy


Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Mostly Sunny


Hi 65 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 70 °F

Beach Hazards Statement
 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
 
Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
 
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
 
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
 
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Santa Cruz CA.