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Pleasure Point-First Peak Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pleasure Point-First Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.0°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 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pleasure Point-First Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | |
0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.64m | 10:13PM2.12m | 11:49AM1.62m | 10:40PM2.12m | 12:37PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.39m | 4:05PM1.00m | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:36PM1.10m | 5:54AM0.27m | 5:08PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 130 | 130 | 231 | 226 | 237 | 158 | 154 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 227 | 232 | 237 | 232 | 244 | 280 | 286 | 292 | 280 | 305 | 218 | 177 | 31 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 163 | 33 | 33 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 108 | 142 | 138 | 169 | 171 | 215 | 177 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 158 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 232 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 202 | 491 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 691 | 0 | 0 |
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