Santa Cruz weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Santa Cruz is expected to be 20°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Santa Cruz, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
8th Apr
20

10

13

7
Thursday
9th Apr
17

12

2

6
Friday
10th Apr
15

13

2

3
Saturday
11th Apr
13

11

1

3
Sunday
12th Apr
13

9

3

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 9th April 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for California (Santa Cruz) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Santa Cruz weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Santa Cruz for the next 5 days.

Santa Cruz weather for Wednesday 8th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

20
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
13
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from W

Santa Cruz weather for Thursday 9th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
27
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Friday 10th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

15
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
92
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Saturday 11th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

13
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
95
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
13
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Sunday 12th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.