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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 07 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
196
196
193
143
138
135
117
489
222
183
178
251
264
220
215
240
249
318
234
411
373
195
358
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
0
NW
5
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:19PM1.09m
2:21AM1.31m
6:32PM1.12m
3:24AM1.21m
6:47PM1.16m
4:38AM1.12m
Low Tide
9:06PM1.08m
9:51AM0.05m
11:05PM0.99m
10:48AM0.08m
00:13AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
20
20
15
12
11
10
12
16
21
21
15
12
11
11
12
17
20
21
16
13
12
12
13
17
19
19
15
11
10
9
11
15
19
19
14
11
11
11
12
16
19
20
16
13
12
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
W
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
W
9
1.2
W
11
Energy kJ
199
196
196
193
143
138
135
103
42
42
59
54
251
264
220
151
107
144
226
234
201
138
148
358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
125
123
89
87
68
68
44
43
28
74
120
121
123
124
148
71
94
106
100
141
411
202
195
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
NW
8
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
15
14
31
32
33
87
85
35
27
26
41
41
82
78
73
14
129
131
133
171
173
373
67
280
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
39
40
39
35
37
46
82
117
489
222
183
178
413
215
240
249
318
248
242
223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
3
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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