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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
16.9° 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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)151515151515141414141414141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224165221221224159142111158156103921009295959692100100100978885
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
SE
0
S
0
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
E
0
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
2.05
9:42AM
1.74
8:48PM
2.04
10:10AM
1.80
9:36PM
2.01
10:35AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.28
2:55PM
1.03
3:40AM
0.32
3:41PM
0.91
4:13AM
0.40
4:23PM
0.79
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161619212016151515152021201615151415212322
Feels °C (?)201918171719201916161616162020191615151415202221
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Pleasure Point-First Peak (calm at Santa Cruz 1 km from Pleasure Point-First Peak). 0.6m 15s groundswell from the S with a 0.4m 12s groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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