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Stockton Avenue Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
366 | 465 | 549 | 527 | 396 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 292 | 278 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 209 | 209 | 201 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 235 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.09m | 00:06AM1.51m | 3:55PM1.08m | 00:44AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.08m | 1:28AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM-0.14m | 6:04PM1.00m | 7:23AM-0.09m | 6:22PM1.05m | 8:07AM-0.04m | 6:42PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 366 | 465 | 549 | 527 | 396 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 292 | 278 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 158 | 156 | 209 | 140 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 235 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 126 | 164 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 105 | 240 | 183 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 199 | 209 | 113 | 201 | 44 | 68 | 70 | 134 | 25 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | W 16 | S 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 37 | 13 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 69 | 94 | 37 | 134 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 173 | 16 | 22 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 37 | 502 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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