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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
223
223
223
223
164
212
252
142
140
186
165
348
362
453
459
569
563
445
457
348
449
647
886
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:26PM1.41m
5:31AM1.11m
7:06PM1.47m
7:06AM1.01m
7:42PM1.52m
8:34AM1.00m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.55m
11:54AM0.13m
1:22AM0.34m
12:45PM0.28m
2:15AM0.15m
1:33PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
15
16
15
13
11
11
10
12
15
16
16
13
11
11
11
12
15
16
15
11
10
11
11
10
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
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
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
122
223
109
85
83
81
212
252
142
140
186
165
348
362
453
459
569
563
445
457
348
449
647
886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
WNW
7
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
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
223
30
223
223
223
164
76
75
56
56
167
140
168
156
151
192
261
183
161
123
93
348
353
429
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.5
NW
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
WNW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
24
47
25
25
24
24
86
147
137
123
55
55
32
32
8
8
7
7
7
7
144
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
30
29
15
36
65
136
230
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
7
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
149
218
3
8
3
2
0
0
501
1120
648
3
3
0
3
3
3
482
631
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
9
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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