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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 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pleasure Point-First Peak today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pleasure Point-First Peak at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 178 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 110 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 107 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.10m | 10:17AM1.52m | 9:05PM2.13m | 11:07AM1.54m | 9:35PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM1.01m | 3:48AM0.40m | 2:50PM1.12m | 4:25AM0.30m | 3:26PM1.19m | 5:01AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 1106 | 1041 | 900 | 711 | 627 | 521 | 443 | 360 | 281 | 263 | 263 | 258 | 808 | 788 | 768 | 740 | 576 | 647 | 899 | 886 | 480 | 368 | 161 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 178 | 156 | 346 | 336 | 427 | 659 | 644 | 667 | 214 | 168 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 110 | 108 | 107 | 103 | 99 | 273 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 26 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 119 | 180 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 105 | 105 | 107 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 207 | — | — | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1282 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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