Pleasure Point-Insides surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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Pleasure Point-Insides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pleasure Point-Insides sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pleasure Point-Insides today?

The current surf forecast for Pleasure Point-Insides at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
75
166
127
102
102
102
130
190
186
188
188
142
146
201
242
242
236
146
138
136
134
134
134
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
ENE
0
N
0
NNE
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:24PM1.52m
00:16AM2.00m
3:30PM1.49m
00:53AM1.93m
4:43PM1.50m
1:36AM1.86m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.31m
6:13PM1.33m
8:02AM0.36m
6:50PM1.39m
8:52AM0.42m
7:38PM1.44m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
12
15
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
11
12
16
18
18
15
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
16
16
15
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
431
425
501
569
434
421
414
414
346
302
278
226
222
218
158
156
150
236
146
138
136
156
192
213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
38
37
166
127
102
102
102
130
190
186
188
188
142
146
201
242
242
109
24
47
108
134
21
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.5
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
S
12
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
S
11
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
85
75
37
37
35
70
70
70
34
31
11
11
11
11
1
1
3
10
2
81
69
46
134
134
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
Energy kJ
3
4
3
173
18
32
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
37
503
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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