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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)13131313131313141312121212121211111177771518
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139139139137137137135289454715692609599486586621422343191172172136109225
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
S
30
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.79
2:48PM
1.19
1:02AM
1.76
4:06PM
1.18
1:59AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.77
7:14AM
-0.39
6:43PM
0.89
8:13AM
-0.33
7:48PM
0.98
9:20AM
-0.24
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:47-------7:47
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------21411-126211------
Temp. °C141312121315141512131313131412131212121112131416
Feels °C (?)1312101010121291012121211988899911111212
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