- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
653 | 613 | 613 | 539 | 701 | 665 | 469 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 689 | 665 | 634 | 512 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 475 | 387 | 382 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | 2:01PM1.17m | 11:08PM1.59m | 2:41PM1.16m | 11:43PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:54AM-0.22m | 5:25PM1.04m | 6:28AM-0.20m | 5:54PM1.06m | 7:02AM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 653 | 437 | 613 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 419 | 346 | 296 | 275 | 235 | 218 | 665 | 634 | 512 | 499 | 151 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 96 | 134 | 165 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 22 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 446 | 103 | 432 | 539 | 701 | 665 | 469 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 689 | 214 | 175 | 158 | 151 | 493 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 475 | 387 | 382 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 22 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 33 | 151 | 146 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 125 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 78 | 76 | 149 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1264 | 613 | 1146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 151 | 147 | 193 | 248 | 283 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 347 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest