Beer Can Beach Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (36.97° N 121.95° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Beer Can Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 PDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Beer Can Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Beer Can Beach sea temperature is 15.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Beer Can Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Beer Can Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

Table - waves today at Beer Can Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	19	24	18	18	23
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	75	65	40	67	66	66	100	100	99	99	34	35	34	63	54	71	70	82	41	93	143	93	112	206
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	WSW	W	W	NE	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)			6:41AM 1.51			2:44PM 1.76					7:08AM 1.57			4:02PM 1.70					7:26AM 1.65				5:24PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				8:59AM 1.49					11:06PM 0.52			10:59AM 1.46					11:56PM 0.52				12:22PM 1.33

	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	21	24	25	20	18	18	18	18	23	26	26	21	19	18	17	15	19	22	20	15	14
Feels °C (?)	11	11	10	18	21	22	17	15	15	15	15	20	23	24	19	17	17	16	14	19	21	20	15	14

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