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Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 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
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 (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
586 | 511 | 396 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 686 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 529 | 331 | 331 | 302 | 316 | 459 | 559 | 559 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
— | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 586 | 511 | 396 | 281 | 281 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 529 | 120 | 202 | 302 | 246 | 242 | 175 | 152 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 686 | 175 | 161 | 130 | 90 | 101 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 331 | 331 | 246 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 37 | 35 | 107 | 172 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 92 | 130 | — | 215 | 321 | 479 | 316 | 459 | 559 | 559 | 1015 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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