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Santa Cruz - 26th Surf Forecast
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Santa Cruz - 26th surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Cruz - 26th surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Cruz - 26th sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Cruz - 26th today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 3AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz - 26th. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
658 | 633 | 687 | 815 | 832 | 747 | 750 | 1020 | 971 | 1686 | 1341 | 2354 | 1365 | 1454 | 1980 | 2305 | 2172 | 3712 | 2529 | 2541 | 2410 | 2239 | 2525 | 2517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:03PM1.69m | 10:53AM1.18m | 9:40PM1.80m | 11:53AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.87m | 12:52PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.32m | 3:22PM0.63m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 4:07PM0.75m | 5:22AM-0.56m | 4:53PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 266 | 633 | 687 | 815 | 832 | 747 | 231 | 228 | 231 | 1183 | 1341 | 1454 | 188 | 186 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 2261 | 2529 | 2541 | 2410 | 2239 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 259 | 250 | 263 | 259 | 256 | 30 | 68 | 103 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 110 | 167 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 101 | 63 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | S 10 | W 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | SW 19 | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 152 | 146 | 79 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 14 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 658 | — | — | — | — | — | 750 | 1020 | 971 | 1686 | — | 2354 | 1365 | 1454 | 1980 | 2305 | 2172 | 3712 | — | — | — | — | 2525 | 2517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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