The surf forecast is 7-9+ ft and glassy right now for Western Santa Cruz County, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    40° ENE @ 4 → 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:55am / 10:32am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    W5.4ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 15
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-7 ft and fair at 4pm on Tue 1/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY W (259) 2.9 ft @ 18 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (283) 3.6 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 0 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Jan 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    7-9+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    5.4ft
    16s
    W
    12pm
    7-9 ft
    clean
    SE
    3mph
    5.3ft
    16s
    W
    6pm
    6-8+ ft
    clean
    N
    1mph
    5.3ft
    15s
    W
  • Best Board for Wednesday
  • Thursday, Jan 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    ESE
    2mph
    5.3ft
    15s
    W
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    3mph
    5.1ft
    14s
    W
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    NW
    5mph
    4.9ft
    14s
    W
  • Friday, Jan 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NNW
    0mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    3mph
    4ft
    13s
    W
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    NW
    7mph
    3.8ft
    13s
    W
  • Saturday, Jan 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    NW
    8mph
    2.1ft
    22s
    WSW
  • Sunday, Jan 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-10 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    4.2ft
    19s
    WSW
    12pm
    8-10+ ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    4.8ft
    18s
    WSW
    6pm
    8-10+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    9mph
    5ft
    17s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Jan 15, 2025 @ 5:58am.
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