Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 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 2.2°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 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
S
1.3
WNW
0.6
S
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)111110101010999981414141613167788151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)410332308333279273295274276225177204210207251595186247268142145155155155
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
1.67
5:27PM
1.20
3:05AM
1.55
6:33PM
1.25
4:22AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.98
9:20AM
-0.24
9:27PM
1.00
10:32AM
-0.16
11:11PM
0.91
11:42AM
-0.09
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:49-------7:50
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C121112121212141514121111111517181512111111141616
Feels °C (?)1091111101012131210910101414141210101010131212
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