Sunset State Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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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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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sunset State Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other CAL - Santa Cruz surf breaks near to Sunset State Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset State Beach: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Zmudowski State Beach	6 mi
Second closest break	Moss Landing	6 mi
Third closest break	Salinas River State Beach	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Beer Can Beach	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Capitola Rivermouth	8 mi
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	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	150 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	157 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunset State Beach:
Closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, Monterery Bay, Cali	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, California	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough, Highway 1 Bridge, Monterey Bay, Cal	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Elkhorn Yacht Club, Elkhorn Slough, California	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Elkhorn Yacht Club, Elkhorn Slough, California (sub	7 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sunset State Beach:
Closest city location	Watsonville Municipal (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Neponset (United States)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Salinas (United States)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Monterey Peninsula (United States)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Monterey (United States)	22 mi

Sunset State Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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