Laguna Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Cruz, USA)

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Laguna Creek Surf Guide

Laguna Creek in Santa Cruz is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Laguna Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Laguna Creek:

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

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Laguna Creek 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 12% of the time in January while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 70% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

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

70%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Laguna Creek Location Map

Interactive Laguna Creek 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 Laguna Creek is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Laguna Creek is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.

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Laguna Creek Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:55 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	12	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Laguna Creek

Current tide and informaton

For 4 Mile, 8 km from Laguna Creek.

Next High Water: 12:54am | 1.94m

Next Low Water: 08:53am | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Laguna Creek Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.7 °C) at Laguna Creek is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.