Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Stockton Avenue today?

The current surf forecast for Stockton Avenue at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
210
425
418
887
872
718
643
643
549
606
1084
804
869
887
750
812
913
950
1135
1424
1478
1424
1424
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30PM1.56m
9:49AM1.12m
9:03PM1.69m
10:53AM1.18m
9:40PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.37m
3:09AM-0.10m
2:39PM0.50m
3:51AM-0.32m
3:22PM0.63m
4:35AM-0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
20
19
15
11
10
10
12
17
20
19
15
12
11
10
11
17
21
21
16
12
10
10
12
17
15
13
11
9
10
9
11
15
18
18
15
11
10
9
10
16
19
18
13
10
8
8
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
320
210
425
418
887
872
718
643
295
295
266
705
804
869
887
256
231
228
228
231
135
172
169
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
15
Energy kJ
161
171
102
102
102
102
160
298
3
3
2
259
320
263
259
31
57
89
86
129
128
135
101
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
65
102
104
104
104
156
70
11
67
11
8
2
7
2
31
2
2
2
2
58
57
80
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
37
75
109
123
643
549
606
1084
750
812
913
950
1135
1424
1478
1424
1424
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
7
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Stockton Avenue surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest