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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 16 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
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
Period(s) (?)151514141414141417171717131316161615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86861181201181161131071471519793706986191188174169123121165163163
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
20
N
15
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
NE
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.78
10:21PM
2.21
11:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
2.29
12:29PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.45
4:08PM
0.78
5:10AM
0.26
4:44PM
0.90
5:58AM
0.13
5:22PM
1.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:30-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:44-------7:45--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121015192115111191117192015121211121719191513
Feels °C (?)111181317151088671415171310109101517171412
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