The surf forecast is 4-6 ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz55° SSE @ 1 → 3mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.3:31am / 9:51am
- BUOY 46236Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
4.3ft @ 14s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.59° 3/2, Boots/Gloves
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
WED 22
THU 23
11am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and clean at 11am on Sat 10/18

TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide4.1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Oct 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanE3mph4ft14sW12pm 4-5 ftcleanW5mph3.7ft14sWNW6pm 3-4 ftcleanWSW1mph3.5ft13sWNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Oct 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanE2mph2.1ft17sW12pm 4-6 ftcleanWSW2mph3.7ft15sW6pm 4-6 ftcleanSW3mph5.6ft14sWNW - Tuesday, Oct 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanENE2mph4.9ft12sWNW12pm 2-3+ ftcleanSSW3mph2ft15sWSW6pm 4-5 ftcleanWSW4mph1.8ft21sW - Wednesday, Oct 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9 ftfairSSW6mph4.3ft17sW12pm 6-9 ftfairSW5mph5.1ft16sW6pm 6-8 ftcleanWSW7mph4.9ft15sW - Best Surf Trip
- Thursday, Oct 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftfairNNE3mph4ft14sW12pm 3-5 ftcleanWSW4mph3.6ft13sWNW6pm 3-5 ftcleanNW3mph3.8ft13sWNW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Oct 19, 2025 @ 12:13am.
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