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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414132121211313202020191919191818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1161157876737170701131136767609797184184183179161155154154209
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
0
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
0
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
2.18
2:26PM
1.55
1:31AM
2.16
3:50PM
1.46
2:24AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
0.93
7:57AM
0.33
7:10PM
1.08
9:00AM
0.32
7:55PM
1.21
10:13AM
0.33
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:22-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513121219222115141414142023231816151415212424
Feels °C (?)161412101017202115131312121821211613121112192221
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