Santa Cruz - 26th Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° N 121.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Cruz - 26th sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Santa Cruz - 26th based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Santa Cruz - 26th right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Santa Cruz - 26th

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Santa Cruz

1 km ENE10 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 233°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Cruz

2 km NNE20 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 286°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Capitola

3 km NE25 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 249°)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Cruz wx

4 km WNW16 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 2°)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Cruz

5 km N108 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 247°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Cruz

6 km WSW18 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 258°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Cruz

6 km WSW20 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cliftwood Mobile Home Park wx

7 km NE61 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 296°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Aptos

8 km E40 m above sea level

23 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 23°)
20
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rio del Mar

9 km E71 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 339°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Santa Cruz - 26th and within an acceptable time window.

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