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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 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?

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
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
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2109
1962
1876
1703
1572
1267
1141
1024
817
698
586
511
418
331
432
559
655
677
661
768
671
589
543
565
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13PM1.56m
9:48AM1.03m
8:42PM1.58m
10:50AM1.09m
9:09PM1.60m
11:44AM1.13m
Low Tide
3:01AM-0.01m
2:18PM0.58m
3:40AM-0.12m
3:00PM0.71m
4:16AM-0.20m
3:41PM0.83m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:19
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
18
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
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
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
424
419
1876
1703
1572
1267
1141
1024
817
698
586
511
418
331
281
263
263
677
661
768
671
589
543
565
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
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
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
318
305
239
236
236
236
233
233
178
156
304
298
432
559
655
218
175
133
116
90
101
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
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
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
52
91
151
154
149
145
143
143
143
143
141
141
67
38
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
3.5
NW
13
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2109
1962
3781
59
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
2
3
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
36
38
337
3
0
20
0
0
0
38
38
3
3
0
0
0
314
347
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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