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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141417171717161316161615151515141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11310714715197919169191191188174169123121165163163158154152149145141
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
2.21
11:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
2.29
12:29PM
1.69
11:33PM
2.34
1:33PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.26
4:44PM
0.90
5:58AM
0.13
5:22PM
1.03
6:50AM
0.06
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:31-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16121191016192016131211131819191413121213161716
Feels °C (?)1198561215171411109111616161212111112141413
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