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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 4 pm Friday 15 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stockton Avenue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | |
765 | 913 | 1088 | 1314 | 1601 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2451 | 3232 | 3389 | 6552 | 5833 | 2491 | 2783 | 2831 | 2229 | 4459 | 3259 | 2416 | 859 | 1412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:40PM1.80m | 11:53AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.87m | 12:52PM1.26m | 11:06PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.63m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 4:07PM0.75m | 5:22AM-0.56m | 4:53PM0.85m | 6:12AM-0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 231 | 228 | 228 | 234 | 128 | 172 | 167 | 99 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 3436 | 2942 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 2357 | 1655 | 1144 | 859 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 137 | 101 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 115 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 129 | 57 | 80 | 42 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 59 | 53 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 765 | 913 | 1088 | 1314 | 1601 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2451 | 3232 | 3389 | 6552 | 5833 | 2491 | 2783 | 2831 | 2229 | 4459 | 3259 | 2416 | — | 1412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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