The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and clean right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz70° SSE @ 4 → 11mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.12:55pm / 7:05pm
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236SSW
3.6ft @ 15s - 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
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SAT 5
SUN 6
MON 7
TUE 8
WED 9
11pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 11pm on Fri 7/4
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide 2.3 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, Jul 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanSSE
0mph3ft16sSSW12pm 3-5 ftcleanWSW 4mph3.1ft15sSSW6pm 3-5 ftcleanWNW 4mph3ft15sSSW - Best Board for Saturday
- Sunday, Jul 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanN 1mph2.9ft14sSSW12pm 3-4+ ftcleanWSW 7mph2.8ft14sS6pm 3-5 ftcleanSW 7mph2.1ft18sSSW - Monday, Jul 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftfairS 4mph2.4ft16sSSW12pm 3-5 ftfairS 7mph2.5ft16sSSW6pm 4-5 ftfairSSW 6mph3.1ft16sSSW - Tuesday, Jul 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftfairSE 3mph2.5ft15sSSW12pm 3-4+ ftfairSSW 4mph2.7ft15sSSW6pm 3-4 ftfairSW 7mph2.5ft14sSSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Wednesday, Jul 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanNNW 2mph2.2ft13sSSW12pm 2-3+ ftcleanWSW 7mph2ft13sSSW6pm 2-3 ftcleanWSW 3mph1.8ft13sSSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jul 5, 2025 @ 12:56pm.
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