The surf forecast is 3-4+ ft and slightly choppy right now for Santa Cruz, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - O'Neill Sea Odyssey56° SSE @ 9 → 11mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.2:59pm / 7:31am
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
4.9ft @ 11s - 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
THU 1
FRI 2
SAT 3
SUN 4
MON 5
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and choppy at 4pm on Wed 12/31
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 0.3 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Jan 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftfairESE
9mph5ft8sS12pm 3-4 ftchoppyS 14mph5.1ft8sS6pm 3-4 ftchoppyS 13mph4.9ft7sS - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Jan 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftfairESE 8mph3ft11sW12pm 3+ ftfairSE 7mph4.1ft7sSSW6pm 3-4+ ftchoppyESE 11mph5.9ft7sS - Saturday, Jan 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7+ ftchoppySSW 16mph8.4ft9sSSW12pm 5-7 ftchoppyS 16mph7.7ft9sSW6pm 5-7 ftchoppyS 12mph8.1ft9sSW - Sunday, Jan 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-10 ftchoppyS 15mph8.6ft12sSW12pm 7-10 ftchoppySSW 21mph9.2ft12sSW6pm 6-8+ ftchoppySSW 15mph7.9ft11sWSW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Monday, Jan 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-7 ftchoppySE 8mph6.5ft10sWSW12pm 4-6 ftfairSE 7mph5.9ft10sWSW6pm 2-4 ftchoppySSE 10mph5.2ft7sSSW
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This forecast is for East-South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jan 1, 2026 @ 5:18am.
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