Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz - 26th today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz - 26th. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 120 | 170 | 253 | 279 | 274 | 287 | 270 | 270 | 287 | 363 | 362 | 337 | 343 | 302 | 249 | 243 | 243 | 232 | 235 | 232 | 216 | 208 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.40m | 11:37PM1.87m | 1:48PM1.42m | 00:29AM1.70m | 2:25PM1.45m | 1:22AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM-0.51m | 5:38PM0.79m | 6:32AM-0.41m | 6:37PM0.71m | 7:14AM-0.26m | 7:39PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 108 | 52 | 50 | 93 | 274 | 287 | 270 | 270 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 118 | 302 | 249 | 243 | 243 | 232 | 235 | 232 | 145 | 110 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 152 | 35 | 107 | 72 | 58 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 190 | 180 | 176 | 170 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 216 | 208 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | 34 | 58 | 29 | 57 | 28 | 77 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 122 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 129 | 84 | 49 | 74 | 73 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 120 | 170 | 253 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 287 | 363 | 362 | 337 | 343 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 217 | 179 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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