Davenport Landing surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Davenport Landing today?

The current surf forecast for Davenport Landing at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
19
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
138
135
113
433
204
183
178
434
251
204
173
193
168
318
273
411
242
195
426
582
520
461
433
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.23m
5:30PM1.06m
3:24AM1.14m
6:09PM1.12m
4:38AM1.07m
6:42PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:55AM-0.02m
10:43PM0.94m
10:49AM0.02m
11:54PM0.81m
11:42AM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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8:04
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
15
12
10
10
10
12
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
15
13
12
6
7
8
9
9
9
7
6
7
7
10
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
10
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
143
138
135
103
42
42
58
56
274
251
204
151
107
70
226
228
243
131
98
426
582
180
461
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
NW
8
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
68
68
44
43
28
74
120
121
123
124
148
71
94
144
100
141
411
202
126
86
180
125
348
433
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
W
11
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
W
14
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
33
87
85
35
27
26
41
41
82
78
73
23
129
106
133
171
173
86
195
280
76
4
81
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
37
44
67
113
433
204
183
178
434
173
193
168
318
273
248
242
193
257
257
520
283
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
23
11
11
25
25
25
23
25
11
5
0
25
25
25
23
11
13
11
11
25
25
25
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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