The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz53° W @ 0 → 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.1:57am / 7:28am
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
5.9ft @ 17s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 12ft
- 10ft
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 26
THU 27
FRI 28
SAT 29
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 5am on Tue 3/25
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide 4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, Mar 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanNNE
6mph2ft18sW12pm 4-6 ftfairSW 4mph2.7ft18sW6pm 4-6+ ftfairSSW 4mph3.1ft17sW - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, Mar 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftfairSW 5mph3.6ft16sW12pm 4-6 ftchoppySW 11mph3.8ft15sW6pm 4-6+ ftfairSW 7mph3.7ft15sW - Thursday, Mar 27
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5+ ftfairSSW 7mph3.8ft13sW12pm 7-9 ftcleanWSW 10mph6.2ft13sW6pm 10-12+ ftfairSW 8mph10.3ft15sW - Friday, Mar 28
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 10-12+ ftcleanWNW 2mph11.4ft15sW12pm 10-12 ftcleanW 7mph10.6ft14sW6pm 8-11 ftcleanWNW 12mph9.5ft14sW - Saturday, Mar 29
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 6-9 ftcleanN 7mph7.4ft12sW12pm 6-8 ftcleanWNW 7mph6.7ft12sW6pm 4-6+ ftcleanWNW 5mph5.9ft11sW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to West-North-West, and was updated Mar 25, 2025 @ 6:57pm.
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