The surf forecast is 3+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz55° SW @ 0mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:45am / 12:39pm
- BUOY 46042 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46042WNW
6.2ft @ 13s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.57° 3/2, Boots/Gloves
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
5pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and clean at 5pm on Fri 5/1
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide 2.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, May 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanNW
1mph2.5ft12sW12pm 3+ ftcleanWSW 6mph2.4ft12sW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanW 7mph2.4ft12sW - Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanN 1mph0.9ft18sW12pm 2-3+ ftfairSW 8mph1.4ft17sW6pm 2-4 ftcleanWSW 10mph1.9ft16sW - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanWNW 2mph2.8ft14sW12pm 4-6 ftfairSW 7mph3.8ft14sW6pm 4-5 ftcleanW 8mph3.5ft13sWNW - Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanNW 4mph3.4ft13sWNW12pm 2-4 ftcleanWSW 7mph3.2ft12sWNW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanWNW 10mph2.8ft12sWNW - Best Surf Trip
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- Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanNNE 2mph1.4ft16sSSW12pm 2-3+ ftcleanWSW 6mph1.5ft16sSSW6pm 3-4+ ftcleanWNW 9mph1.7ft14sSSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated May 2, 2026 @ 6:13am.
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