The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz52° SW @ 6 → 10mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.2:18am / 7:53am
- BUOY 46239Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46239NW6.6ft @ 9s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
WED 22
11am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and fair at 11am on Fri 5/17
WIND S 5 mph
PRIMARY SSW (207) 2.1 ft @ 17 sec
SECONDARY WNW (292) 4.6 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide1.8 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, May 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5+ ftfairS5mph2.4ft18sSSW12pm 3-4 ftfairSSW7mph2.1ft16sSSW6pm 3-4 ftfairSSW6mph2.2ft16sSSW - Best Board for Saturday
- Sunday, May 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftcleanW4mph2.8ft17sSSW12pm 4-6+ ftcleanWSW5mph2.8ft17sSSW6pm 4-5+ ftcleanWNW8mph2.5ft17sSSW - Monday, May 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftcleanWNW1mph2.9ft17sSSW12pm 4-5 ftcleanWSW6mph2.7ft16sSSW6pm 4-5 ftcleanW6mph2.8ft16sSSW - Tuesday, May 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanENE4mph2.4ft16sSSW12pm 3-5 ftcleanWSW5mph2.7ft16sSSW6pm 4-5+ ftcleanW5mph2.6ft17sSSW - Wednesday, May 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanNNW2mph2.3ft17sSSW12pm 3-4 ftfairSSW5mph2.2ft16sSSW6pm 3-4 ftcleanW5mph2.2ft16sSSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to West-North-West, and was updated May 18, 2024 @ 12:45am.
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