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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    52° NW @ 6mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:01am / 11:07am
  • BUOY 46042
    NW12.5ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    64° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 11
MON 12
TUE 13
WED 14
THU 15
5am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 5am on Sun 10/11
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (201) 2.5 ft @ 17 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWNW (291) 6.6 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,1.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Sunday, Oct 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NW
    4mph
    2.5ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    6.5ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    W
    9mph
    6ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Monday, Oct 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    7mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    3mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    9mph
    1.9ft
    17s
    W
  • Tuesday, Oct 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NNE
    4mph
    1.7ft
    18s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    1.7ft
    18s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    W
    7mph
    2.5ft
    17s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Oct 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    NNE
    4mph
    2.5ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    WNW
    8mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Oct 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    NE
    5mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    4mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    SSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Oct 11, 2026 @ 12:10am.
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