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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
12.1° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
186
204
171
151
160
166
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
164
212
252
142
140
186
165
348
362
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
5:40PM1.35m
4:06AM1.27m
6:26PM1.41m
5:31AM1.11m
7:06PM1.47m
7:06AM1.01m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.75m
10:59AM-0.02m
00:19AM0.55m
11:54AM0.13m
1:22AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
16
15
13
11
11
11
12
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
16
13
12
11
10
12
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
11
11
10
9
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
204
186
204
171
151
148
142
184
139
145
151
122
109
109
83
81
212
252
142
140
186
165
348
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
152
106
107
107
148
160
166
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
164
76
75
56
56
167
140
168
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
82
123
26
26
27
28
28
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
86
102
137
123
48
56
33
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
38
38
38
0
0
8
20
38
38
38
10
0
0
0
3
38
38
38
8
3
0
0
0
218
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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