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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 01 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
13.8° 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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313121212121212121212131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)706563636262448787856140393723232337383839424461
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.84
11:01PM
2.04
11:45AM
1.76
11:26PM
2.06
12:33PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.57
4:50PM
0.70
5:32AM
0.48
5:19PM
0.84
6:12AM
0.42
5:47PM
0.98
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:30--
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11------1---------------
Temp. °C14141314161614131311914171712109991620201513
Feels °C (?)13131212131313111186101111877661317171310
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