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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 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | |
299 | 247 | 264 | 244 | 363 | 244 | 244 | 400 | 267 | 267 | 251 | 161 | 227 | 402 | 471 | 280 | 326 | 537 | 612 | 493 | 372 | 560 | 483 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.14m | 10:21PM1.54m | 12:14PM1.13m | 10:43PM1.54m | 1:04PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM-0.12m | 4:10PM0.55m | 5:06AM-0.18m | 4:42PM0.69m | 5:38AM-0.19m | 5:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 162 | 153 | 264 | 244 | 238 | 156 | 154 | 222 | 267 | 267 | 251 | 161 | 227 | 273 | 273 | 280 | 326 | 354 | 407 | 267 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 167 | 165 | 156 | 143 | 33 | 32 | 151 | 135 | 131 | 125 | 81 | 127 | 98 | 125 | 136 | 158 | 156 | 129 | 94 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 126 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 125 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 299 | 247 | — | — | 363 | 244 | 244 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | 471 | — | — | 537 | 612 | 493 | 372 | 560 | 483 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 695 | 2 | 0 |
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