Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.18m | 12:35PM1.42m | 1:16AM1.00m | 1:17PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.62m | 7:25PM0.63m | 6:13AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 20 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 913 | 67 | 13 |
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