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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 13 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.7
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101015151414141414141414161616161616141414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71155022822216015210714915615815814914614714714710269145160165188123123
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.76
9:04PM
1.83
8:45AM
1.78
9:26PM
1.96
9:39AM
1.79
9:51PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.10
2:28PM
0.54
2:58AM
0.89
3:01PM
0.59
3:41AM
0.67
3:34PM
0.67
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:40-------7:42--
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111111416171310109101416171298891317181311
Feels °C (?)1010101212121089891213129767812151499
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