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Surf Break: Swift Street

Swift Street in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. A right hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include locals and sharks.

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Overall Swift Street 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Swift Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mitchell's Cove	0 mi
Second closest break	Stockton Avenue	0 mi
Third closest break	Indicators	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Steamer Lane-The Point	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Swift Street:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	23 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	54 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	71 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	84 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	112 mi
Tide stations nearest to Swift Street:
Closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California (sub)	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Cruz, California	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, Monterery Bay, Cali	17 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Elkhorn Yacht Club, Elkhorn Slough, California	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Swift Street:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	140 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	143 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	152 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	160 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	162 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Swift Street:
Closest city location	Santa Cruz (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Twin Lakes (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Live Oak (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Opal Cliffs (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capitola (United States)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Swift Street is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Swift Street is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Swift Street and is 122 km (76 miles) away.