Santa Cruz Harbour surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Oct 2025 PDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Santa Cruz Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181818181917161616161717171717171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508011180818385887069694196102147148148147767575654167
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.58
4:25AM
1.13
12:52PM
1.54
1:39PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.07
5:13AM
1.13
8:18PM
0.11
9:16PM
0.14
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-6:17-------6:16-------6:15------
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171816151413131718171615131212161920161414141421
Feels °C (?)171817141412131615161514121111161818151212111018
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Santa Cruz Harbour (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Santa Cruz Harbour). 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.1m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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