Santa Cruz
- Country: United States
- State: California
- Population: 64,465 (2016)
- Latitude: 36° 58.4' N (36.97412°)
- Longitude: 122° 1.8' W (-122.0308°)
- Elevation: 11 m/37 ft. above sea level
- Time zone: America/Los_Angeles (UTC -08:00); DST observed (UTC -07:00)
- Alternate names: City of the Holy Cross, Newport of California, Newport of the Pacific, Surf City, Swantacruz