Santa Cruz Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.44° N 105.21° W

Santa Cruz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Cruz sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.9° 

Santa Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
102
102
171
171
171
174
183
193
196
162
160
109
100
99
97
97
97
97
97
96
93
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:52PM1.12m
6:51AM1.33m
6:20PM1.21m
7:04AM1.42m
7:11PM1.31m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.96m
11:56PM0.51m
12:55PM0.76m
00:38AM0.51m
1:21PM0.57m
1:11AM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
28
26
25
25
25
27
30
30
28
27
25
25
24
26
28
29
27
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
33
32
30
29
29
28
30
33
33
33
32
30
29
28
31
31
32
31
29
27
26
26
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