Davenport Landing surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
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Davenport Landing surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Davenport Landing sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Davenport Landing today?

The current surf forecast for Davenport Landing at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Davenport Landing. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
394
434
443
394
386
319
394
363
743
700
812
799
799
659
569
560
585
500
601
540
460
404
328
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
NE
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:42PM1.82m
2:21PM1.23m
00:36AM1.72m
3:18PM1.23m
1:35AM1.57m
4:14PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.87m
7:07AM-0.56m
6:57PM0.89m
8:02AM-0.48m
8:07PM0.89m
9:00AM-0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
17
14
13
13
15
19
21
21
18
16
13
13
14
17
17
16
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
14
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
12
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
427
394
434
443
394
386
319
297
361
743
700
812
799
799
659
569
560
585
500
601
540
460
404
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
61
60
147
201
259
225
301
69
66
64
61
59
180
57
64
62
91
88
55
148
251
148
58
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
30
45
42
39
69
39
39
38
69
68
67
117
58
65
56
56
56
55
57
58
57
59
51
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
916
394
363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Distance (km)
13
0
0
0
0
25
25
25
11
0
0
0
11
25
84
100
23
0
0
11
5
84
335
302
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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