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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)131313131413131212201818171716161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26919214719526929933536835063411361646241329452541247920362011177615971554151213071049
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.90
4:21AM
1.55
7:18PM
0.94
5:02AM
1.58
8:47PM
1.07
5:44AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.48
9:28PM
0.67
11:52AM
0.34
10:31PM
0.85
12:48PM
0.22
11:41PM
0.98
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20
Sunset-5:09-------5:10-------5:10------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141412121111111317161413121211131717141313131315
Feels °C (?)12129977791413109887914151110109911
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