Scott Creek-Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Cruz, USA)

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Scott Creek-Beach Surf Guide

Scott Creek-Beach in Santa Cruz is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include rips, sharks and rocks.

Scott Creek-Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	14.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Scott Creek-Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Scott Creek-Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Scott Creek-Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Scott Creek-Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in January while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Scott Creek-Beach Location Map

Interactive Scott Creek-Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Scott Creek-Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Scott Creek-Beach is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), also in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Scott Creek-Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 10:15 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Scott Creek-Beach look like?

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Credit: Daniel Chaves Webber

Tides at Scott Creek-Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Ano Nuevo Island, California, 6 km from Scott Creek-Beach.

Next High Water: 04:42pm | 1.02m

Next Low Water: 09:19pm | 1.0m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Scott Creek-Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.2 °C) at Scott Creek-Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.