Water Temperature of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz, CA

Current Water Temperature

62.1°F

Measurement Time: Saturday, September 2, 2023, 2:30 PM PDT

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Local Points of Interest

Its Beach; Columbia Beach

Monterey Bay

Station Name: Point Santa Cruz, CA (254)
Station Type: Buoy
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
Point Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Santa Cruz County

GPS Coordinates: 36.934, -122.034

Nearby Water Temperatures

Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA (24.1 mi)
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Coyote Creek, Morgan Hill, CA (26.7 mi)
Coyote Creek, San Jose, CA (34.2 mi)
Coyote Creek, Alviso, CA (36.6 mi)
Arroyo Hondo, San Jose, CA (39.3 mi)
San Francisco Bay, Menlo Park, CA (39.7 mi)
Redwood Creek, Redwood City, CA (40.7 mi)
Pacific Ocean, Big Sur, CA (41.6 mi)
San Francisco Bay, San Mateo, CA (49.5 mi)
Arroyo Valle, Livermore, CA (50 mi)
San Francisco Bay, Alameda, CA (59.7 mi)
San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA (63.3 mi)
San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA (64.8 mi)
San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA (65.3 mi)

Weather for Santa Cruz, California

Current Weather

63°F
Overcast
Overcast
63°F
66.5°F
75%
SW 8.5 mph
9.8 mph
66.5°F
58.7°F
0 in
100%
9 mi
1014 mbar
5.3

Five Day Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
Thu
H: 67°F
L: 56°F
Sunny
Fri
H: 75°F
L: 53°F
Patchy rain nearby
Sat
H: 68°F
L: 55°F
Sunny
Sun
H: 74°F
L: 51°F
Sunny
Mon
H: 71°F
L: 53°F

Air Quality

PM2.5: 15.7 μg/m3
PM10: 24.2 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 97 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.6 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.4 μg/m3
Ozone: 79 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Sun Transit: 1:10 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 5:13 PM
Moon Transit: 10:08 PM
Moonset: 2:26 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 81.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:50 AM - 7:20 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:43 PM - 6:13 PM
1:56 AM - 3:26 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Small Craft Advisory issued June 25 at 2:22AM PDT until June 27 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Effective: Thu June 25, 2026, 2:22 AM
Expires: Thu June 25, 2026, 10:30 AM

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 15 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Monterey Bay. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Friday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM Friday to 3 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.


Small Craft Advisory issued June 25 at 2:22AM PDT until June 26 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Effective: Thu June 25, 2026, 2:22 AM
Expires: Thu June 25, 2026, 10:30 AM

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 15 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Monterey Bay. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Friday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM Friday to 3 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.


Small Craft Advisory issued June 25 at 9:21AM PDT until June 27 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Effective: Thu June 25, 2026, 9:21 AM
Expires: Thu June 25, 2026, 5:30 PM

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Monterey Bay. * WHEN...From 9 AM Friday to 3 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
67.3°F
56.3°F
60.6°F
84%
0 in
21%
0%
8.5 mph
9.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 12.59 μg/m3
PM10: 18.71 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 108.33 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.4 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.21 μg/m3
Ozone: 70.25 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Sun Transit: 1:10 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 5:13 PM
Moon Transit: 10:08 PM
Moonset: 2:26 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 81.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:50 AM - 7:20 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:43 PM - 6:13 PM
1:56 AM - 3:26 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, June 26, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
74.7°F
52.7°F
63.6°F
74%
0 in
10%
0%
16.1 mph
8.9


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.1 μg/m3
PM10: 12.55 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 108.83 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.87 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.78 μg/m3
Ozone: 54.79 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 6:14 PM
Moon Transit: 10:57 PM
Moonset: 2:59 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 89.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:37 AM - 8:07 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

5:44 PM - 7:14 PM
2:29 AM - 3:59 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
67.9°F
54.9°F
61.8°F
67%
0 in
17%
0%
18.8 mph
10.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.53 μg/m3
PM10: 10.39 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 93.46 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.86 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.83 μg/m3
Ozone: 56.58 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:51 AM
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 7:11 PM
Moon Transit: 11:47 PM
Moonset: 3:37 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 95.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

6:27 AM - 8:57 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

6:41 PM - 8:11 PM
3:07 AM - 4:37 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
73.7°F
50.5°F
61.6°F
62%
0 in
4%
0%
15.7 mph
9.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.02 μg/m3
PM10: 10.7 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 113 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.65 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.69 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.17 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:51 AM
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 41 mins
Moonrise: 8:05 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:23 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 98.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
7:18 AM - 9:48 AM

Minor Periods

7:35 PM - 9:05 PM
3:53 AM - 5:23 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Monday, June 29, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
70.9°F
52.9°F
60.7°F
73%
0 in
11%
0%
7.8 mph
0


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:52 AM
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 40 mins
Moonrise: 8:52 PM
Moon Transit: 12:39 AM
Moonset: 5:15 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:09 AM - 2:39 AM
8:09 AM - 10:39 AM

Minor Periods

8:22 PM - 9:52 PM
4:45 AM - 6:15 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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