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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
797
784
668
643
631
561
705
1203
1388
963
887
766
812
950
1042
1261
1546
1568
1424
1454
1546
1958
1999
2175
Wind (km/h)
0
N
0
NE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:49AM1.12m
9:03PM1.69m
10:53AM1.18m
9:40PM1.80m
11:53AM1.23m
10:21PM1.87m
Low Tide
3:09AM-0.10m
2:39PM0.50m
3:51AM-0.32m
3:22PM0.63m
4:35AM-0.48m
4:07PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
Temp °C
10
10
12
17
19
18
15
11
10
10
11
17
21
21
16
12
10
10
11
16
20
18
13
11
10
9
12
16
17
17
14
10
9
9
10
15
20
17
12
9
8
8
9
13
16
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
797
784
668
643
295
295
266
787
924
963
887
256
231
228
228
234
128
172
169
167
165
165
165
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
102
102
160
298
3
3
2
259
277
263
259
31
57
89
86
84
104
135
101
167
15
15
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
104
156
70
11
67
11
8
7
2
2
31
2
2
2
2
2
129
57
80
15
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
334
631
561
705
1203
1388
766
812
950
1042
1261
1546
1568
1424
1454
1546
1958
1999
2175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
347
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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