Sunset State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Santa Cruz, USA)
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Sunset State Beach Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: inconsistent Best: Swell W | Wind E Sea Temperature Today is: 12.5 °C |
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 17:28 Local time
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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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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, California, 9 miles from Sunset State Beach.
Sunset State Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Watsonville Airport, 7 km from Sunset State Beach.
Current weather near Sunset State Beach Buoy Data:At Monterey Buoy, 32 miles from Sunset State Beach.
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Overall Sunset State Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This picture shows the range of swells directed at Sunset State Beach through a typical... (show all text) 
The figure illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text) 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
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - Santa Cruz surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Sunset State Beach
Visitor Reviews of Sunset State Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset State Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
Ski Resorts closest to Sunset State Beach: |
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| 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 |
Town and city forecasts close to Sunset State Beach: |
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| 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.
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