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Scott Creek-Reef in Santa Cruz is an exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. A reef breaks right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips, sharks and rocks.

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Overall Scott Creek-Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Scott Creek-Reef surf quality by season and Scott Creek-Reef surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Santa Cruz surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Scott Creek-Reef

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scott Creek-Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Scott Creek-Beach	0 mi
Second closest break	Davenport Landing	1 mi
Third closest break	Waddell Creek	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Ano Nuevo	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Laguna Creek	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Scott Creek-Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	21 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	39 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	56 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	95 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	98 mi
Tide stations nearest to Scott Creek-Reef:
Closest tide station	Ano Nuevo Island, California	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California (sub)	16 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Cruz, California	16 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Palo Alto Yacht Harbor, California	27 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Scott Creek-Reef:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	149 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	149 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	156 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	164 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	168 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Scott Creek-Reef:
Closest city location	Boulder Creek (United States)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Ben Lomond (United States)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Felton (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Scotts Valley (United States)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Cruz (United States)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Scott Creek-Reef is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Scott Creek-Reef is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), also in USA, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Scott Creek-Reef and is 128 km (80 miles) away.