The surf forecast is 6-9 ft and fairly clean right now for Western Santa Cruz County, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station F0794 - Santa Cruz53° ESE @ 2 → 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.11:21am / 3:57am
- BUOY 46236 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46236WNW
9.2ft @ 12s - 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
MON 5
TUE 6
WED 7
THU 8
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 7-10 ft and fair at 5am on Sun 5/4
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide 3.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-10 ftfairNNW
11mph10.5ft11sWNW12pm 7-9+ ftchoppyWNW 16mph9.8ft11sWNW6pm 7-9 ftfairNW 15mph9.2ft11sWNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 6-8+ ftcleanENE 3mph8ft11sWNW12pm 5-7+ ftfairNW 8mph6.7ft11sWNW6pm 5-7 ftchoppyNW 14mph6.4ft11sWNW - Tuesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftfairESE 6mph5.6ft10sWNW12pm 4-5+ ftchoppyS 8mph5.2ft10sWNW6pm 4-5 ftfairSSW 5mph4.8ft10sWNW - Wednesday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftfairS 5mph4ft9sWNW12pm 4-5 ftfairSW 4mph4.3ft11sWNW6pm 4-5 ftchoppyWNW 9mph4.3ft11sWNW - Thursday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanNNW 9mph3ft13sWNW12pm 3-5 ftchoppyWNW 14mph3.4ft12sWNW6pm 4-7 ftchoppyNW 16mph5.7ft12sWNW
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated May 4, 2025 @ 6:48pm.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.
Surf Captain Mobile
