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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
575
462
404
404
328
281
281
275
260
245
240
204
204
204
204
151
200
192
223
223
223
223
223
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
S
0
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:46AM1.64m
4:48PM1.31m
2:51AM1.46m
5:40PM1.35m
4:06AM1.27m
6:26PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:00AM-0.30m
9:34PM0.89m
10:00AM-0.17m
11:03PM0.75m
10:59AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
13
12
16
19
19
19
14
11
10
10
12
15
17
16
13
11
11
11
12
15
16
16
13
11
12
12
16
17
17
17
13
10
9
10
11
13
15
14
12
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
483
575
462
404
404
328
281
281
275
260
245
240
204
204
204
204
151
200
192
172
168
132
137
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
55
148
251
148
58
113
112
110
54
121
152
207
152
86
107
107
148
160
166
223
223
223
223
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
57
58
57
59
51
50
49
48
48
54
82
82
82
123
26
26
27
28
27
25
24
24
24
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
143
143
1
0
0
0
0
38
38
38
38
8
5
17
17
38
180
38
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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