Santa Cruz - 26th Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° N 121.98° W

Santa Cruz - 26th 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Cruz - 26th sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

Santa Cruz - 26th surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Santa Cruz - 26th today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Santa Cruz - 26th. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
253
302
293
284
423
263
392
380
374
305
305
213
202
202
202
108
104
148
183
243
284
249
312
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:36AM1.35m
7:51PM1.77m
10:09AM1.41m
8:53PM1.76m
10:40AM1.46m
9:49PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:06AM-0.14m
2:02PM0.87m
2:56AM-0.20m
2:57PM0.69m
3:39AM-0.20m
3:46PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
22
24
24
17
17
16
17
18
24
26
26
20
19
20
22
25
30
32
31
23
23
Feels °C
14
13
15
21
22
23
17
17
16
16
17
23
24
24
20
19
19
20
23
28
30
30
23
22
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