Scott Creek-Reef surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 PDT
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Scott Creek-Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scott Creek-Reef sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scott Creek-Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Scott Creek-Reef at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Scott Creek-Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)1012121212121212121111121111899910109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10417117417417422022022021628920231925018944978848651671776613391337651590
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
0
NW
0
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.40
11:29PM
1.56
12:09PM
1.32
12:00AM
1.63
1:06PM
1.23
12:35AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.16
5:54AM
-0.01
5:52PM
0.32
6:40AM
-0.11
6:30PM
0.50
7:31AM
-0.16
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:13-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2728252121212124252420181614141819171210991015
Feels °C (?)2324232020202024232118181612111513117546813
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