Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
697 | 661 | 629 | 645 | 659 | 597 | 500 | 397 | 372 | 331 | 324 | 302 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 217 | 153 | 52 | 61 | 158 | 290 | 369 | 520 | 555 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.44m | 12:10PM2.44m | 00:31AM2.56m | 1:05PM2.62m | 1:29AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.74m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:17PM0.58m | 6:47AM0.39m | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:41AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 659 | 597 | 500 | 397 | 372 | 331 | 324 | 302 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 217 | 153 | 52 | 61 | 47 | 290 | 369 | 520 | 555 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | N 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 158 | 20 | 55 | 21 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | SW 15 | S 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 5 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
697 | 661 | 629 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 530 | 251 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 205 | 211 | 211 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 191 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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