Santa Cruz Surf Break

Santa Cruz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.15° N 9.38° W

Issued: 6 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Santa Cruz sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Santa Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.9
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
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)
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NW
14
0.5
N
6
0.7
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
3
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
S
5
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
12
12
2
2
8
1
30
28
34
32
22
5
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
697
661
629
645
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Peniche
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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