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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121512151515151414141313131313131313131312121412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285628557575755370656363626244878785614139383323
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.91
10:35PM
2.00
10:57AM
1.84
11:01PM
2.04
11:45AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.70
4:20PM
0.57
4:52AM
0.57
4:50PM
0.70
5:32AM
0.48
5:19PM
0.84
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:52-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:30-------7:30--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C1414141615151413121212151515131213109141716129
Feels °C (?)13131214131314131111111313131210117611121077
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