
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 |
239 | 253 | 302 | 293 | 284 | 423 | 263 | 392 | 380 | 374 | 305 | 305 | 213 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 108 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 65 | 284 | 83 | 312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 4 |
42 | 57 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 51 | 242 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 85 | 28 | 148 | 183 | 243 | 93 | 249 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 |
198 | 236 | 180 | 183 | 207 | 58 | 44 | 37 | 34 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 112 | 28 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 65 | 39 | 8 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 30 | 5 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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