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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
WNW
16
1.5
NW
8
0.6
WNW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
40
40
39
37
38
38
0
0
0
33
33
33
33
33
33
31
29
28
0
0
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
0
NW
0
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
ENE
0
SW
0
ENE
0
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM2.06m
10:11AM1.67m
9:47PM2.10m
11:00AM1.64m
10:13PM2.12m
11:49AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.51m
3:34PM0.88m
4:40AM0.39m
4:05PM1.00m
5:17AM0.31m
4:36PM1.10m
clear
clear
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
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
13
17
20
21
17
13
11
11
12
16
19
19
15
12
11
11
12
17
19
18
14
11
9
9
12
16
18
18
16
12
10
10
12
15
17
17
15
11
11
11
12
16
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
87
31
34
38
42
56
79
78
50
138
153
284
226
226
199
158
232
199
172
186
149
169
312
312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
Energy kJ
13
77
93
93
71
69
123
78
75
171
58
188
186
180
163
33
154
151
219
212
140
131
99
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
24
25
40
40
39
37
38
38
173
71
158
33
33
33
33
14
33
31
29
28
33
38
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
6
1.5
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
17
84
147
53
255
227
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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