The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Western Santa Cruz County, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    53° S @ 8 → 10mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:18am / 7:53am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2.3ft @ 17s
  • WATER TEMP
    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 4-5 ft and fair at 11am on Fri 5/17
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND S 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (292) 5.2 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (207) 2.1 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 1.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    2.4ft
    18s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    4.9ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    4.7ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Saturday
  • Sunday, May 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    NW
    6mph
    6.3ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    6.9ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    NW
    17mph
    7.5ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Monday, May 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    clean
    NW
    4mph
    8.1ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    7.6ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    choppy
    NW
    16mph
    7.4ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Tuesday, May 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    8ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    W
    8mph
    7.2ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    16mph
    6.4ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, May 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    fair
    NW
    8mph
    7.4ft
    9s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    W
    8mph
    7.2ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    NW
    16mph
    7.3ft
    9s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated May 18, 2024 @ 12:45am.
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