The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and choppy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.55° S @ 21mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.12:54pm / 4:58am
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
9.5ft @ 13s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.58° 3/2, Boots/Gloves
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 11
THU 12
FRI 13
SAT 14
SUN 15
10am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 5-8 ft and fair at 10am on Tue 2/10
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 1.8 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Feb 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftchoppyS
10mph6.3ft9sSSW12pm 3-5 ftchoppyS 19mph5.6ft8sSSW6pm 3-5 ftchoppyS 13mph4.3ft11sW - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Feb 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftfairESE 7mph4.2ft10sWNW12pm 3-5 ftcleanS 2mph4.8ft10sW6pm 3-5 ftcleanNNW 5mph4.4ft10sW - Friday, Feb 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftfairNNE 4mph3.2ft15sW12pm 4-6+ ftcleanWNW 3mph2.7ft17sW6pm 6-8 ftcleanNNW 5mph4.6ft16sW - Saturday, Feb 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 6-9 ftcleanNNE 2mph5.8ft15sW12pm 6-8 ftfairSSW 4mph5.4ft14sW6pm 5-7+ ftchoppySSW 8mph5ft14sW - Best Surf Trip
This Forecast Looks Perfect. Book the Trip to Match.
- Sunday, Feb 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftfairESE 9mph4.4ft13sW12pm 4-6+ ftchoppySE 13mph4.4ft13sW6pm 5-7+ ftchoppyS 8mph5ft14sW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Feb 10, 2026 @ 11:13pm.
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