The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz51° NW @ 0 → 2mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.8:06am / 12:48am
- BUOY 46236Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
3.6ft @ 9s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SUN 15
MON 16
TUE 17
WED 18
THU 19
11am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 11am on Sat 6/14

TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide1.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Jun 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-7 ftcleanNNE0mph3.2ft18sSSW12pm 4-6 ftcleanWSW6mph2.7ft17sSSW6pm 4-5 ftcleanWNW4mph2.7ft16sSSW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Jun 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanN2mph2.7ft16sSSW12pm 2-4 ftcleanWSW3mph2.3ft15sSSW6pm 2-4 ftcleanNW18mph2.4ft15sSSW - Tuesday, Jun 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanNW4mph2.1ft14sSSW12pm 2-3 ftcleanW5mph1.8ft14sSSW6pm 2-3 ftcleanNW5mph1.8ft13sSSW - Wednesday, Jun 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNNE1mph1.7ft13sSSW12pm 2 ftcleanWSW7mph4.8ft8sWNW6pm 2+ ftcleanWNW6mph6.1ft8sWNW - Best Surf Trip
- Thursday, Jun 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNW3mph5.3ft9sWNW12pm 2+ ftcleanW8mph5.9ft9sWNW6pm 2+ ftcleanNW14mph6ft9sWNW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jun 15, 2025 @ 12:54am.
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