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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
2
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
19
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
689
665
634
612
499
493
487
481
475
475
387
382
362
348
347
302
310
276
360
716
904
913
904
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
S
5
W
0
ESE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:08PM1.59m
2:41PM1.16m
11:43PM1.55m
3:17PM1.15m
00:21AM1.50m
3:49PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:25PM1.04m
6:28AM-0.20m
5:54PM1.06m
7:02AM-0.17m
6:29PM1.06m
7:39AM-0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
Temp °C
14
12
11
12
14
17
18
19
15
13
12
11
12
18
23
23
17
14
12
11
13
18
22
20
14
12
10
12
13
16
17
17
15
13
11
10
12
17
20
19
14
13
11
10
12
16
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.4
WNW
8
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
Energy kJ
235
689
665
634
612
499
493
487
481
475
475
131
157
362
348
246
186
183
183
257
716
731
913
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
22
0.2
S
14
1
WNW
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
19
0.1
S
12
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
697
183
179
175
161
127
4
18
16
147
78
387
382
149
151
205
254
176
276
195
479
904
3
291
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
4
21
4
4
3
3
4
18
85
15
76
149
13
13
29
49
251
70
360
183
16
16
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
140
151
151
258
99
235
276
204
306
347
302
310
240
502
815
904
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
103
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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