Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
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3
2
1
2
!
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4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
5
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
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)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Energy 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)
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
Energy 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)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
Energy 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)
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
9
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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