Davenport Landing Surf Guide

Davenport Landing in Santa Cruz is an exposed reef and point break that has pretty consitent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef break Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. A popular wave that can get growded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Davenport Landing Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point2fairly consistent
14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Davenport Landing:

The best conditions reported for surf at Davenport Landing occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

What's the best time of year to surf Davenport Landing (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Davenport Landing with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter  and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 68% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
14%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
18%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
68%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Davenport Landing surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Davenport Landing is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Davenport Landing is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), also in USA, 44 km (27 miles) away.

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Davenport Landing Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:52 Local Time
Wednesday 06
8AM11AM2PM5PM
Wave (m)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period (s) 15 15 15 14
Wind (km/h)
5
15
30
25
Wind State cross-
off
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Swell History at Davenport Landing

Surf stats for Davenport Landing, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Davenport Landing

Wind stats for Davenport Landing, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Davenport Landing Reviews:

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Ratings
Based on 5 votes.
  • Overall:2.0
  • Quality on a good day:2.0
  • Consistency of Surf:2.0
  • Difficulty Level:2.8
  • Wind and Kite Surfing:2.5
  • Crowds:2.2
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Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
Tom Tankersley from United States
“D-port has always been one of my favorite surf spots. Lots of variety and take off spots. Several right slides on the North side of the bay and one really fun screaming left on the inside. The left on the south side of the bay is the real "quality" break at Davenport. Here too it is often broken up by a couple sections so you can sit down the line and pick up waves. At times it will roll all the way from outside to the beach which is a LONG ride! Big walls, bowls,flat spots, bumpy sections...you can get it all on a single ride. To the south of the lefts is another break which consists of soft rights that usually does not have lots of power. But like most spots, it too has it prime time. And even just slightly to the south of the rights I just described is an is a super fast and steep left.

Except for the best days you will not have much competition for the waves which is the best thing about Davenport. Even on so-so days you can have fun because there is not anyone yelling. The bad thing about D-Port is that it is 10 miles out of town and a long drive to find out that the conditions suck again. It is always worth a look if you are looking for a more remote spot to surf.

I also kayak surf- sorry- The rights on the north side of the bay are idea for kayaking and usually board surfer don't surf this part of the bay so few if any conflicts.”

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