Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Stockton Avenue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stockton Avenue sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stockton Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Stockton Avenue at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414141414141313131313131313141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250174169167167165163163158152149149145141139139137154137154135297468594
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
0
S
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononononcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
1.25
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
12:14AM
1.79
2:48PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
-0.36
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
7:14AM
-0.39
6:43PM
0.89
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:46--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C131313171918151313131316171614131212121617151413
Feels °C (?)1111111516151412121312141413121211109121191011
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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