The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz53° ESE @ 2 → 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.11:21am / 3:57am
- BUOY 46239 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46239WNW
14.1ft @ 12s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 5
TUE 6
WED 7
THU 8
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 5-7 ft and clean at 5am on Sun 5/4
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide 3.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7+ ftcleanNNW
4mph9.6ft11sWNW12pm 4-7 ftcleanW 7mph9.1ft11sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftcleanNW 2mph8.4ft11sWNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftcleanENE 4mph7.4ft11sWNW12pm 3-4 ftcleanWNW 4mph6.2ft11sWNW6pm 2-4 ftcleanSW 3mph5.8ft11sWNW - Tuesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanSSE 3mph1.8ft16sSSW12pm 2-3+ ftchoppySSW 9mph1.6ft16sSSW6pm 3+ ftfairSW 7mph1.6ft16sSSW - Wednesday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftfairSSW 3mph1.3ft20sSSW12pm 3+ ftcleanSW 4mph1.6ft17sSSW6pm 3+ ftcleanWSW 5mph1.5ft18sSSW - Thursday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftcleanN 2mph2.8ft13sW12pm 3+ ftcleanW 7mph1.8ft16sSSW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanNW 2mph1.6ft16sSSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to West-North-West, and was updated May 4, 2025 @ 6:48pm.
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