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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 am Monday 27 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 2.1°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 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | |
45 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.72m | 8:55PM2.00m | 9:18AM1.69m | 9:22PM2.06m | 10:11AM1.67m | 9:47PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.63m | 3:21AM0.66m | 3:02PM0.75m | 4:02AM0.51m | 3:34PM0.88m | 4:40AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 253 | 269 | 149 | 212 | 145 | 136 | 131 | 184 | 94 | 94 | 177 | 91 | 74 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 197 | 186 | 123 | 169 | 75 | 171 | 119 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 78 | 173 | 72 | 68 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 158 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 17 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 53 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 21 | 157 | 130 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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