Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)14913181818181817161616161616161515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67524412312312361609387134132132147146142184174159157110109109106
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
NE
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crossoffglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
1.27
6:19AM
1.75
9:09PM
1.34
7:25AM
1.76
9:41PM
1.39
8:22AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.97
1:42PM
-0.22
1:34AM
0.83
2:29PM
-0.26
2:26AM
0.67
3:10PM
-0.26
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171822252522201918172122211717161414161717
Feels °C (?)191817151721252421191817162221201717161313151514
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