Pleasure Point-First Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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Pleasure Point-First Peak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pleasure Point-First Peak sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pleasure Point-First Peak today?

The current surf forecast for Pleasure Point-First Peak at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Pleasure Point-First Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1413131313131313666131312121212116711777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1451411411391391379999991769895908685857656439791442117139125
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.62
12:16AM
2.32
2:44PM
1.57
1:06AM
2.25
4:04PM
1.55
2:05AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.14
7:47AM
0.07
6:53PM
1.25
8:49AM
0.12
7:55PM
1.33
9:56AM
0.19
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-7:45-------7:45-------7:46------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171613121211121314141413131313141213121111101113
Feels °C (?)1413111112991111111313131312108999108912
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