The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz52° E @ 0mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.4:47am / 11:41am
- BUOY 46042 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46042NW
12.8ft @ 11s - WATER TEMP No 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 16
SUN 17
MON 18
TUE 19
WED 20
5pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and clean at 5pm on Fri 5/15
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 2.9 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, May 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftcleanNNE
1mph8.2ft10sWNW12pm 4-5+ ftcleanNW 10mph8.5ft10sWNW6pm 4-6 ftcleanNW 21mph9.3ft10sWNW - Sunday, May 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 6-8 ftcleanNNW 4mph9.9ft11sWNW12pm 6-8 ftcleanW 4mph9ft11sWNW6pm 5-7+ ftcleanNW 16mph8.8ft11sWNW - Monday, May 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftfairN 8mph7.1ft11sWNW12pm 3-4 ftcleanNNW 7mph5.7ft10sWNW6pm 2-4 ftcleanNW 16mph5.8ft10sWNW - Tuesday, May 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftcleanNE 1mph2ft15sW12pm 2-3+ ftcleanWSW 4mph2ft14sW6pm 3-4 ftcleanWSW 5mph2.6ft14sW - Best Surf Trip
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- Wednesday, May 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftcleanNW 1mph2.6ft13sW12pm 3-4 ftfairSW 6mph2.8ft12sW6pm 2-4 ftfairSW 6mph4.9ft12sWNW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated May 16, 2026 @ 6:09am.
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