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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 14 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: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616131414141515151569991414149101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147147102100143158165188188123125113395431387116113147490394290251236231
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.39
9:44AM
1.26
9:56PM
1.50
10:40AM
1.27
10:25PM
1.61
11:37AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.15
3:26PM
0.20
4:09AM
-0.06
4:01PM
0.32
4:50AM
-0.24
4:36PM
0.47
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:43-------7:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1210991015181814121399151920141211911161819
Feels °C (?)877791415131110105612121389957131415
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