The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and clean right now for Santa Cruz, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    58° ESE @ 0mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:19am / 4:36pm
  • BUOY 46042
    NW13.5ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 6
SUN 7
MON 8
TUE 9
WED 10
10am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 10am on Sat 6/6
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWNW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (204) 2.5 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWNW (289) 6.8 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,0.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, Jun 6
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NW
    4mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    WNW
    9mph
    2.5ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NW
    20mph
    2.5ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Jun 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNW
    5mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WSW
    8mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NW
    12mph
    2.2ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Monday, Jun 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    3mph
    2.1ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    W
    8mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    15mph
    1.3ft
    22s
    SSW
  • Tuesday, Jun 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    W
    2mph
    2.1ft
    21s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    WNW
    6mph
    2.8ft
    19s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NW
    16mph
    3.1ft
    19s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Jun 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    3.5ft
    18s
    SSW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    WSW
    5mph
    3.5ft
    18s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    NW
    3mph
    3.4ft
    17s
    SSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am.
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