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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)9910101010109991099988888877713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8931014132712251039855687516388302506314280274270251215179183192155147127100
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.24
8:51PM
1.21
7:44AM
1.24
9:09PM
1.29
8:45AM
1.25
9:31PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.06
2:17AM
0.58
2:17PM
0.06
2:54AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.11
3:31AM
0.15
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:39-------7:40----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
12111-------------------
Temp. °C12131414121110101114161612101091113161612999
Feels °C (?)88991010889121110778791112118677
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