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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 10 pm Tuesday 28 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
14.2° 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: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | - | - |
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 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
24 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.06m | 10:11AM1.67m | 9:47PM2.10m | 11:00AM1.64m | 10:13PM2.12m | 11:49AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.51m | 3:34PM0.88m | 4:40AM0.39m | 4:05PM1.00m | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:36PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 87 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 138 | 153 | 284 | 226 | 226 | 199 | 158 | 232 | 199 | 172 | 186 | 149 | 169 | 312 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 71 | 69 | 123 | 78 | 75 | 171 | 58 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 163 | 33 | 154 | 151 | 219 | 212 | 140 | 131 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 173 | 71 | 158 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 147 | 53 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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