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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 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
13.6° 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 (1.6m), 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 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
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
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
246
316
439
486
559
655
810
842
749
679
692
625
581
701
795
480
459
713
705
697
689
665
634
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
NW
0
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
S
0
WNW
0
NNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:33PM1.17m
10:04PM1.61m
1:19PM1.18m
10:35PM1.61m
2:01PM1.17m
11:08PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.92m
5:22AM-0.23m
4:53PM0.99m
5:54AM-0.22m
5:25PM1.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:21
8:21
8:22
Temp °C
12
16
18
20
16
11
10
9
11
16
19
19
15
13
12
12
14
17
19
18
14
12
11
10
11
15
16
16
13
10
9
8
10
15
18
18
15
12
11
12
14
16
17
17
14
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
20
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
98
246
192
181
131
559
655
810
842
749
679
437
625
581
559
490
480
394
339
275
275
218
665
634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
249
107
111
111
105
113
147
260
511
336
446
103
432
539
701
795
469
459
713
705
697
689
214
210
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
105
37
35
107
172
68
263
103
55
89
103
33
151
146
4
5
125
125
5
3
3
4
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.3
NW
11
Energy kJ
160
222
316
439
486
951
1059
692
1168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
347
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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