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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 27 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1467
1267
1141
1024
817
698
586
511
418
331
432
559
655
677
661
803
636
581
543
536
565
557
331
307
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
W
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
SE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:48AM1.03m
8:42PM1.58m
10:50AM1.09m
9:09PM1.60m
11:44AM1.13m
9:36PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.58m
3:40AM-0.12m
3:00PM0.71m
4:16AM-0.20m
3:41PM0.83m
4:49AM-0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
3
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
12
12
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1467
1267
1141
1024
817
698
586
511
418
331
325
263
263
218
661
803
636
581
543
536
565
557
331
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
20
0.6
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
239
236
236
236
233
233
178
156
304
298
432
559
655
677
175
161
116
90
51
152
149
127
84
307
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.3
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
11
52
91
151
154
149
145
143
143
143
143
141
141
67
101
9
9
107
105
105
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
92
106
221
210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
24
1282
8
8
3
20
3
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
7
3
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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