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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (29 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
565
565
557
331
249
249
261
389
508
604
688
904
697
826
749
692
625
625
601
701
795
471
503
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:44AM1.13m
9:36PM1.61m
12:33PM1.17m
10:04PM1.61m
1:19PM1.18m
10:35PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.83m
4:49AM-0.23m
4:19PM0.92m
5:22AM-0.23m
4:53PM0.99m
5:54AM-0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:20
8:21
8:21
Temp °C
16
17
15
12
11
11
12
15
18
20
16
11
10
10
11
16
18
19
15
13
13
12
14
17
14
15
12
10
9
11
11
13
16
17
14
9
9
9
10
15
16
18
15
12
13
11
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
543
565
565
557
331
96
188
261
192
178
117
147
904
697
826
749
692
625
625
601
578
537
471
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
90
152
149
107
105
249
249
246
111
111
107
68
263
189
511
336
446
437
432
539
701
795
469
503
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
101
9
9
8
8
105
105
107
35
107
172
185
57
260
33
89
103
103
151
146
4
5
125
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
92
130
130
99
187
275
419
389
508
604
688
1313
1168
1288
1264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
100
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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