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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 03 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
14.1° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121213131819201919181818181817161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23373838394244616667117114159155160154152287267255185190183178
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
2.06
12:33PM
1.68
11:53PM
2.05
1:24PM
1.59
12:21AM
2.01
2:22PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.42
5:47PM
0.98
6:53AM
0.41
6:16PM
1.11
7:37AM
0.43
6:44PM
1.21
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--6:50-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:31-------7:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10910172122181415151522242318171616172222221614
Feels °C (?)867141819161112111119212017151414152019191614
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