Manresa State Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Manresa State Beach in Santa Cruz is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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This is the surf forecast page for Manresa State Beach, CAL - Santa Cruz. Use the tab navigation above to view Manresa State Beach sea temperature, Manresa State Beach photographs, Manresa State Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Manresa State Beach webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Cruz live weather stations and Manresa State Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Manresa State Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other CAL - Santa Cruz surf breaks near to Manresa State Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Manresa State Beach: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Beer Can Beach	6 mi
Second closest break	Capitola Rivermouth	6 mi
Third closest break	Pleasure Point-First Peak	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Pleasure Point-Insides	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Pleasure Point-Second Peak	6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Manresa State Beach:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	131 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	136 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	147 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	151 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	157 mi
Tide stations nearest to Manresa State Beach:
Closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, Monterery Bay, Cali	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, California	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California (sub)	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Cruz, California	9 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Manresa State Beach:
Closest city location	Watsonville Municipal (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Neponset (United States)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Los Gatos (United States)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Salinas (United States)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Monterey Peninsula (United States)	24 mi

Manresa State Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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