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Sunset State Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of Surf: 2.0
Difficulty Level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Sunset State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Santa Cruz, USA)

Sunset State Beach photo

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Surf Break: Sunset State Beach

Sunset State Beach Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell W | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 12.5 °C

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 17:28 Local time

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8PM 11PM 2AM 5AM
Wave (m) 3.0
NW
3.0
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3.5
NW
4.0
NW
Period (s) 9 9 10 11
Wind (km/h) 25
NW 25
NW 35
NW 30
NNW
Wind State cross-
on
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Sunset State Beach in Santa Cruz is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips and sharks.

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California wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, California, 9 miles from Sunset State Beach.

NEXT IS AT (local time) REMAINING
HIGH TIDE
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Sunset State Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Watsonville Airport, 7 km from Sunset State Beach.

light winds from the SSW

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Air temperature
18.9 °C

Current weather near Sunset State Beach

Buoy Data:

At Monterey Buoy, 32 miles from Sunset State Beach.

  11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM
Data Age 4 hr 3 hr 2 hr 1 hr
Wave height (m) 3.7
3.9
3.3
4.1
Dominant period (s) 10 11 9 11

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Overall Sunset State Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Sunset State Beach surf consistency graph.

Also see Sunset State Beach surf quality by season and Sunset State Beach surf quality by month.


Sunset State Beach Location Maps

Sunset State Beach Location Map


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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset State Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Manresa State Beach 3 mi
Second closest break Zmudowski State Beach 6 mi
Third closest break Moss Landing 6 mi
Fourth closest break Capitola Jetty 7 mi
Fifth closest break Salinas River State Beach 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Sunset State Beach:

Closest wave buoy Monterey Buoy 32 mi
Second closest wave buoy Half Moon Bay Buoy 66 mi
Third closest wave buoy Cape San Martin Buoy 80 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy San Francisco Buoy 81 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Bodega Bay Buoy 122 mi

Tide stations nearest to Sunset State Beach:

Closest tide station Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge 6 mi
Second closest tide station Elkhorn Yacht Club 7 mi
Third closest tide station Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough 7 mi
Fourth closest tide station Elkhorn Slough, Highway 1 Bridge 7 mi
Fifth closest tide station Elkhorn Slough, Highway 1 Bridge, Monterey Bay 7 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Sunset State Beach:

Closest ski area Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) 131 mi
Second closest ski area Dodge Ridge (United States) 137 mi
Third closest ski area Bear Valley (United States) 148 mi
Fourth closest ski area China Peak Mountain Resort (United States) 150 mi
Fifth closest ski area Kirkwood (United States) 158 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Sunset State Beach:

Closest city location Watsonville (United States) 5 mi
Second closest city location Santa Cruz (United States) 12 mi
Third closest city location Gilroy (United States) 17 mi
Fourth closest city location Morgan Hill (United States) 19 mi
Fifth closest city location Salinas (United States) 20 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Sunset State Beach is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Sunset State Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away.
  • Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 93 km (58 miles) away.
  • Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 98 km (61 miles) away.
  • Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Sunset State Beach and is 113 km (70 miles) away.
Sunset State Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sunset State Beach, CAL - Santa Cruz. Use the tab navigation above to view Sunset State Beach sea temperature, Sunset State Beach photographs, Sunset State Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sunset State Beach webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Cruz live weather stations and Sunset 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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sunset State Beach.

 

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