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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
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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 1.6°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: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.1
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313121211111118141616161616161315121515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26128933528732530023718931206265656565251742341848484540
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
0
S
5
NE
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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on		glassglassglassglassglassglassoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.62
10:37AM
2.13
12:38AM
1.67
11:17AM
2.02
1:07AM
1.73
12:01PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
1.19
5:52PM
0.23
5:28AM
1.15
6:22PM
0.33
6:22AM
1.10
6:52PM
0.46
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:18-------7:16-------7:16----
Sunset-----5:19-------5:20-------5:21--
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413161919171515151515161514141313131416171413
Feels °C (?)111110141718161313131314151413131212121315161312
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