Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 May 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
280
267
261
419
419
273
482
297
346
197
161
158
156
143
88
88
218
156
190
266
263
304
376
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
0
NE
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM1.13m
10:43PM1.54m
1:04PM1.13m
11:07PM1.54m
1:54PM1.11m
11:35PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.18m
4:42PM0.69m
5:38AM-0.19m
5:13PM0.82m
6:10AM-0.17m
5:41PM0.92m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:11
6:09
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
Temp °C
11
15
18
18
14
12
11
11
12
15
17
17
15
12
11
10
11
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
11
14
16
17
13
11
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
15
Energy kJ
273
280
127
129
261
267
273
311
297
192
125
161
158
70
143
88
88
218
116
130
161
133
103
376
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
125
125
17
17
125
136
167
127
117
161
31
31
9
156
44
81
79
104
156
190
266
263
304
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
17
28
2
3
17
28
28
30
31
31
8
9
31
51
51
51
51
51
47
47
56
84
84
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
Energy kJ
267
261
419
419
482
346
197
153
101
136
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
103
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
103
1270
346
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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