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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 09 May 2026 PDT
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
17
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
165
165
170
199
413
372
256
411
373
195
364
582
522
472
433
387
351
359
367
336
404
359
366
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
0
N
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
0
SE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:24AM1.21m
6:47PM1.16m
4:38AM1.12m
7:08PM1.23m
5:58AM1.05m
7:32PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.99m
10:48AM0.08m
00:13AM0.84m
11:40AM0.11m
1:03AM0.63m
12:28PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
10
10
12
16
19
20
15
13
12
11
12
17
20
19
14
13
13
12
14
18
20
20
15
14
10
10
12
15
18
19
15
13
12
10
12
16
19
18
14
13
13
12
14
17
19
19
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
W
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
W
13
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.2
W
11
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
173
165
165
170
107
144
226
130
150
138
93
364
180
180
472
378
387
351
359
367
336
404
359
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
123
124
148
151
94
106
100
171
411
202
195
280
76
125
348
433
302
291
226
291
291
366
288
284
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
W
9
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
W
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
82
78
73
71
129
131
133
212
76
373
66
204
81
4
81
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
248
291
199
413
372
256
297
242
178
96
582
522
291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
65
103
76
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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