Santa Cruz Surf Break

Santa Cruz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.44° N 105.21° W

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Cruz sea temperature is
31.0° C

3.3°C warmer than normal 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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 5PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
297
297
297
290
251
157
157
157
159
159
157
153
134
102
102
73
73
73
73
73
70
64
62
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:11PM1.37m
6:21AM1.13m
5:50PM1.48m
7:25AM1.23m
6:29PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.74m
00:14AM0.56m
11:33AM0.78m
00:57AM0.34m
12:27PM0.81m
1:40AM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:42
7:43
7:43
 mm
1
2
4
2
2
6
10
7
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
29
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
32
30
29
29
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
29
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
300
297
297
297
290
34
27
157
157
159
159
157
153
134
102
102
73
73
73
73
73
70
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
15
251
157
19
13
14
1
1
17
15
13
8
8
15
15
15
15
14
64
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
15
1
1
1
1
51
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
16
16
22
24
16
17
8
9
13
21
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
11
80
81
81
80
13
81
81
81
81
81
13
11
13
11
11
11
11
80
81
80
13
11
11
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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