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Santa Cruz Harbour Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Santa Cruz Harbour surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Cruz Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Cruz Harbour sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Cruz Harbour today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz Harbour at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | |
26 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | 9:35PM1.51m | 10:29AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.12m | 2:58PM0.26m | 3:55AM-0.02m | 3:35PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 180 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 253 | 269 | 149 | 212 | 186 | 136 | 131 | 184 | 94 | 94 | 79 | 91 | 74 | 48 | 47 | 218 | 56 | 190 | 123 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 77 | 93 | 40 | 70 | 37 | 36 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | 37 | 42 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 3 | 2 |
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