Date & Time: Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM PDT
Today across Santa Cruz County coastal locations, weather conditions feature mostly sunny skies with mild conditions. Coastal air temperatures average around 64°F near the beaches, peaking at a daytime high near 68°F and dipping to an evening low around 54°F. Offshore and coastal winds are primarily coming out of the northwest at 14 to 19 knots, bringing a persistent moderate breeze through Monterey Bay and surrounding zones.
Marine buoy observations from nearby northern Monterey Bay and offshore waters report primary swell activity coming from the west-northwest at 4 to 5 feet with a period of 9 seconds. A secondary background swell is holding from the south-southwest at 1 to 2 feet with a longer 13 to 17 second period, creating mixed surface conditions along west-facing breaks.
Tide conditions for the Santa Cruz coastline feature a morning low tide of 0.8 feet at 6:15 AM, followed by a high tide of 4.8 feet at 12:40 PM, and a secondary afternoon low tide of 2.1 feet around 6:10 PM.
Tomorrow's outlook calls for continued clear to sunny skies with afternoon wind gusts up to 20 knots out of the northwest. Swell heights are expected to remain around 3 to 4 feet at 9 seconds from the northwest, keeping marine waters moderately choppy through mid-week.