Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 2.0°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 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.5
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)13141312121212121111111110101010151818189141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135229454715692609522505454370230202155386327273109225225225177204210207
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
E
5
S
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
1.19
1:02AM
1.76
4:06PM
1.18
1:59AM
1.67
5:27PM
1.20
3:05AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.89
8:13AM
-0.33
7:48PM
0.98
9:20AM
-0.24
9:27PM
1.00
10:32AM
-0.16
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:46-------7:46-------7:47------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--3584222111------------
Temp. °C151613131213131412131211111011131516131110101014
Feels °C (?)10101012111110988999991112139889912
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