Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz - 26th today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz - 26th. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 510 | 436 | 394 | 354 | 288 | 283 | 222 | 182 | 178 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.27m | 9:31AM1.60m | 10:25PM1.29m | 9:58AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:54PM0.03m | 3:36AM0.49m | 4:31PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 510 | 510 | 436 | 394 | 354 | 288 | 283 | 216 | 182 | 178 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 59 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 269 | 203 | 201 | 259 | 250 | 228 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 55 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | 52 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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