The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    60° NNE @ 1mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    11:30am / 6:38am
  • BUOY 46042
    NW7.2ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    62° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 18
MON 19
TUE 20
WED 21
THU 22
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and clean at 6am on Sun 10/18
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNE 1 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (197) 2.1 ft @ 17 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYW (279) 3.2 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,3.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Sunday, Oct 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    1mph
    2.1ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    5mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    WNW
    8mph
    2.8ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Monday, Oct 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNW
    4mph
    2.5ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    WSW
    5mph
    1.7ft
    18s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    10mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Tuesday, Oct 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    E
    5mph
    3ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    2.8ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Oct 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    ENE
    4mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NW
    7mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Oct 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    fair
    NNE
    4mph
    2.5ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    4mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    7mph
    1.5ft
    18s
    SSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Oct 18, 2026 @ 12:09am.
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