Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 15 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 193 | 164 | 132 | 99 | 129 | 169 | 188 | 160 | 226 | 207 | 162 | 129 | 129 | 94 | 130 | 176 | 176 | 311 | 330 | 357 | 369 | 335 | 240 | 236 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45AM2.44m | 10:36PM2.24m | 10:53AM2.53m | 11:34PM2.39m | 11:48AM2.63m | 00:20AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.85m | 4:21PM0.59m | 4:38AM0.74m | 5:22PM0.48m | 5:37AM0.60m | 6:09PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 228 | 193 | 164 | 132 | 99 | 117 | 169 | 157 | 160 | 226 | 207 | 162 | 129 | 82 | 94 | 84 | 176 | 176 | 311 | 330 | 357 | 369 | 335 | 240 | 236 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 87 | 75 | 71 | 188 | 136 | 156 | 154 | 90 | 83 | 35 | 79 | 130 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 16 | SW 5 | NW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 36 | 62 | 72 | 129 | 148 | 57 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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