The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and slightly choppy right now for Western Santa Cruz County, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    55° SE @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:24am / 2:44am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    WSW9.9ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
4am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6+ ft and choppy at 4am on Wed 11/20
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SE 13 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY W (281) 4.5 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (195) 0.9 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Nov 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    16mph
    5.1ft
    13s
    W
    12pm
    8-10+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    20mph
    9.7ft
    12s
    WSW
    6pm
    8-11 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    19mph
    10.4ft
    13s
    WSW
  • Best Board for Wednesday
  • Thursday, Nov 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-10 ft
    choppy
    SE
    16mph
    9.6ft
    12s
    WSW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    12mph
    7.2ft
    10s
    SW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    6.7ft
    10s
    SW
  • Friday, Nov 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    SE
    14mph
    6.9ft
    10s
    WSW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    17mph
    7.7ft
    10s
    SW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    S
    15mph
    7.3ft
    10s
    SW
  • Saturday, Nov 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NW
    7mph
    5.6ft
    9s
    WSW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    7mph
    5.2ft
    9s
    WSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    NNW
    8mph
    5.4ft
    9s
    W
  • Sunday, Nov 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    ESE
    7mph
    3.8ft
    8s
    WSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    16mph
    3.5ft
    8s
    WSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    15mph
    5.5ft
    8s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Nov 20, 2024 @ 5:51pm.
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