Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 5PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 142 | 131 | 127 | 155 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 211 | 211 | 216 | 231 | 238 | 241 | 233 | 195 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.30m | 10:09AM1.24m | 9:09AM1.21m | 5:41PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.65m | 1:01AM0.53m | 1:51PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 149 | 148 | 148 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 131 | 127 | 155 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 211 | 211 | 216 | 231 | 238 | 241 | 233 | 195 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 61 | 148 | 146 | 142 | 5 | 41 | 54 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 105 | 105 | 10 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 10 |
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