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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 4 am Friday 24 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
109 | 106 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 103 | 102 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.89m | 7:15PM1.75m | 5:59AM1.81m | 7:54PM1.84m | 7:14AM1.75m | 8:27PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.33m | 12:06PM0.34m | 00:32AM1.20m | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:41AM1.03m | 1:46PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 88 | 93 | 79 | 84 | 67 | 155 | 103 | 81 | 215 | 180 | 56 | 50 | 135 | 103 | 90 | 88 | 124 | 198 | 144 | 142 | 18 | 163 | 180 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | S 12 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 149 | 145 | 138 | 119 | 155 | 83 | 81 | 102 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 109 | 109 | 53 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 133 | 16 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 106 | 155 | 155 | 98 | 50 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 47 | 72 | 70 | 107 | 85 | 55 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 154 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 105 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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