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Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
765 | 913 | 1088 | 1314 | 1601 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2451 | 3232 | 3389 | 3436 | 2942 | 2491 | 2783 | 2831 | 2229 | 2357 | 1655 | 1144 | 859 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:40PM1.80m | 11:53AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.87m | 12:52PM1.26m | 11:06PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.63m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 4:07PM0.75m | 5:22AM-0.56m | 4:53PM0.85m | 6:12AM-0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 231 | 228 | 228 | 234 | 128 | 172 | 167 | 99 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 3436 | 2942 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 2357 | 1655 | 1144 | 859 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 137 | 101 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 115 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 129 | 57 | 80 | 42 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 59 | 53 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 765 | 913 | 1088 | 1314 | 1601 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2451 | 3232 | 3389 | 6552 | 5833 | 2491 | 2783 | 2831 | 2229 | 4459 | 3259 | 2416 | — | 1412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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