Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 167 | 147 | 154 | 158 | 129 | 126 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 63 | 73 | 105 | 106 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31PM2.71m | 6:56AM2.49m | 7:13PM2.58m | 7:42AM2.40m | 8:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.37m | 12:56PM0.50m | 1:27AM0.49m | 1:45PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 167 | 147 | 154 | 158 | 129 | 126 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 63 | 60 | 105 | 106 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 63 | 88 | 78 | 45 | 73 | 27 | 41 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 238 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 534 | 531 | 512 | 430 |
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