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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 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 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
228
217
233
222
165
161
500
158
156
160
88
88
218
156
190
266
263
612
376
366
465
549
527
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNE
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.54m
1:04PM1.13m
11:07PM1.54m
1:54PM1.11m
11:35PM1.53m
2:49PM1.09m
Low Tide
5:38AM-0.19m
5:13PM0.82m
6:10AM-0.17m
5:41PM0.92m
6:45AM-0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:57
7:58
7:59
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
18
15
12
11
10
11
14
15
14
13
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
16
14
11
10
9
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
125
228
217
233
165
165
161
31
158
79
160
88
88
218
127
130
130
133
612
376
366
465
549
527
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
17
136
133
125
222
161
31
9
9
156
44
81
79
104
156
190
266
263
121
65
45
126
164
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
8
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
11
28
28
30
31
31
9
6
31
51
51
51
51
51
47
68
56
84
31
84
85
37
13
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
Energy kJ
228
157
500
101
140
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
0
0
3
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
305
38
347
3
3
3
0
0
103
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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