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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101099910999888888777714141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1039855687516388302315329161497277245215179183220147147102100143158165188
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
0
W
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
10
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
1.21
7:44AM
1.24
9:09PM
1.29
8:45AM
1.25
9:31PM
1.39
9:44AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.58
2:17PM
0.06
2:54AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.11
3:31AM
0.15
3:26PM
0.20
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:35-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:40-------7:42
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C12121110111415161311109101316161299810131717
Feels °C (?)1011109101212119887811121086768121412
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