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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 10 pm Friday 29 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
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. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
565 | 557 | 331 | 577 | 249 | 246 | 316 | 413 | 508 | 584 | 778 | 826 | 842 | 749 | 692 | 625 | 625 | 601 | 701 | 795 | 469 | 503 | 713 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.61m | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | 2:01PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | 5:22AM-0.23m | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:54AM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 565 | 557 | 331 | 577 | 123 | 217 | 242 | 181 | 129 | 584 | 778 | 826 | 842 | 749 | 692 | 437 | 625 | 601 | 490 | 490 | 427 | 346 | 339 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 149 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 249 | 246 | 111 | 111 | 105 | 147 | 263 | 260 | 511 | 336 | 446 | 103 | 432 | 539 | 701 | 795 | 469 | 503 | 713 | 705 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 105 | 107 | 35 | 107 | 172 | 68 | 66 | 103 | 55 | 89 | 103 | 33 | 151 | 146 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 125 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 130 | 99 | — | 199 | 363 | 316 | 413 | 508 | 994 | 1153 | — | — | — | — | 625 | 1204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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