Santa Cruz weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Santa Cruz is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Santa Cruz, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
29th Apr
21

10

12

8
Thursday
30th Apr
20

10

8

8
Friday
1st May
20

12

6

7
Saturday
2nd May
18

12

4

5
Sunday
3rd May
16

11

4

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 29th 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 29th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

21
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
12
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
15
kph wind from W

Santa Cruz weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

20
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from W

Santa Cruz weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect fog in low lying areas in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

20
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
fog in low lying areas
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from W

Santa Cruz weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

18
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Santa Cruz weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.