The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - O'Neill Sea Odyssey58° E @ 3 → 6mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:12am / 10:48am
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236W
5.6ft @ 8s - 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
- 10ft
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 22
TUE 23
WED 24
THU 25
FRI 26
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and choppy at 4pm on Sun 12/21
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 0.5 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Monday, Dec 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftfairS
6mph5.2ft9sWSW12pm 3-4+ ftcleanSE 3mph4.7ft9sWSW6pm 2-4 ftcleanS 3mph4.2ft9sWSW - Best Board for Monday
- Tuesday, Dec 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftfairSE 3mph1.6ft13sW12pm 2-3+ ftchoppyS 9mph3.3ft13sWNW6pm 3-4+ ftchoppySE 14mph3.9ft12sWNW - Wednesday, Dec 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 6-8 ftcleanWSW 4mph8.9ft10sSSW12pm 4-6 ftchoppySE 8mph6.2ft9sSSW6pm 4-7 ftchoppyS 23mph8.7ft8sS - Thursday, Dec 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9+ ftchoppySSW 23mph12.2ft10sSSW12pm 7-10 ftchoppySSW 25mph12.5ft10sSSW6pm 8-10+ ftchoppySSW 20mph12.9ft11sSW - Best Surf Trip
This Forecast Looks Perfect. Book the Trip to Match.
- Friday, Dec 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-12 ftchoppySSW 15mph12.6ft12sWSW12pm 8-10+ ftfairSSW 5mph10.7ft12sWSW6pm 7-9 ftcleanNNW 4mph8.9ft12sWSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Dec 22, 2025 @ 5:15am.
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