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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161316161615151515141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)916919119118817416912312116516316315815415214914514114113913913711699
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
S
0
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
2.29
12:29PM
1.69
11:33PM
2.34
1:33PM
1.62
12:16AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.90
5:58AM
0.13
5:22PM
1.03
6:50AM
0.06
6:04PM
1.14
7:47AM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:30-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-7:44-------7:45-------7:45------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202016131212131820191413121213161716131211111217
Feels °C (?)16171411101011161716131211111214141311111191014
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