The surf forecast is 3+ ft and glassy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station OSOWW - O'Neill Sea Odyssey53° SSE @ 6 → 8mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.3:52pm / 9:09am
- BUOY 46236Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236W
2.6ft @ 10s
- WATER TEMPNo 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
MON 2
TUE 3
WED 4
THU 5
FRI 6
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2-3 ft and clean at 4pm on Sun 3/1
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide 0 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Monday, Mar 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftcleanNNW2mph3.1ft10sW12pm 2-4 ftcleanWSW3mph3.4ft9sW6pm 2-4 ftcleanNW6mph3.5ft9sW - Best Board for Monday
- Tuesday, Mar 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanN3mph3ft8sW12pm 2+ ftcleanW4mph2.7ft7sW6pm 2+ ftcleanNNW7mph3.3ft6sW - Wednesday, Mar 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanNNW3mph0.8ft16sSSW12pm 1-2 ftcleanNW13mph2.7ft6sWNW6pm 2 ftcleanNW17mph1.3ft13sW - Thursday, Mar 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftfairNNW9mph6.4ft9sWNW12pm 4-6 ftcleanNW11mph7.5ft10sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftcleanNW15mph7.8ft10sWNW - Best Surf Trip
- Friday, Mar 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftfairNE4mph7ft11sWNW12pm 4-6+ ftcleanWNW2mph6.5ft11sWNW6pm 3-5 ftcleanNW7mph6.2ft11sWNW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Mar 2, 2026 @ 5:13am.
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