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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
1.1
NW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
16
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
82
81
81
158
215
75
92
81
78
71
84
103
101
147
144
133
167
264
242
274
237
242
305
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SW
15
W
10
W
0
NW
5
NE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:30AM1.16m
9:35PM1.51m
10:29AM1.15m
9:59PM1.52m
11:23AM1.14m
10:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.12m
2:58PM0.26m
3:55AM-0.02m
3:35PM0.40m
4:32AM-0.12m
4:10PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
10
10
11
15
16
17
15
12
12
11
12
16
17
18
16
12
11
10
11
15
18
19
15
13
8
9
10
14
13
14
12
10
11
10
11
14
14
15
14
11
10
9
11
14
16
17
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
117
82
81
81
23
23
75
47
47
51
71
84
66
101
72
130
133
161
264
242
274
237
242
305
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
20
18
22
19
28
28
24
79
81
78
70
68
103
99
147
69
68
167
165
156
143
139
139
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
28
28
22
22
21
21
28
25
64
64
39
62
36
38
17
144
126
57
33
33
33
33
32
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
28
158
215
53
92
84
100
133
289
226
430
430
440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
8
3
0
0
0
0
103
3
8
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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