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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SSW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)9998888881671314141415151515799914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193422413232207183161188175147127100143158165188188123125138395431404116
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.29
8:45AM
1.25
9:31PM
1.39
9:44AM
1.26
9:56PM
1.50
10:40AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.11
3:31AM
0.15
3:26PM
0.20
4:09AM
-0.06
4:01PM
0.32
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:35-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:42-------7:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121110101014161612999913171713121288141718
Feels °C (?)899991213108677812141391094481011
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