Surf Forecasts:
Santa Cruz - 26th surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 725 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santa Cruz - 26th this week:
The surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Santa Cruz - 26th in the next 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 202 | 196 | 228 | 150 | 174 | 287 | 459 | 554 | 590 | 711 | 627 | 471 | 452 | 305 | 237 | 141 | 99 | 71 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.59m | 1:17PM1.30m | 11:56PM1.50m | 1:39PM1.36m | 00:38AM1.39m | 2:04PM1.43m | 1:28AM1.25m | 2:33PM1.52m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:08PM1.60m | 3:51AM0.99m | 3:50PM1.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.83m | 6:07AM-0.12m | 6:06PM0.76m | 6:32AM-0.04m | 6:49PM0.67m | 6:58AM0.09m | 7:38PM0.59m | 7:26AM0.26m | 8:37PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.45m | 9:45PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.66m | 11:01PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 179 | 202 | 157 | 136 | 150 | 174 | 55 | 459 | 554 | 590 | 711 | 627 | 471 | 452 | 305 | 237 | 141 | 99 | 68 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 157 | 196 | 55 | 119 | 58 | 81 | 76 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 67 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 54 | 71 | 35 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 104 | 74 | 38 | 53 | 54 | 18 | 53 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 280 | — | — | 228 | — | — | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 122 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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