Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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 Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
1
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
465
549
527
396
390
384
384
317
292
278
203
203
199
199
209
209
201
191
183
134
249
235
210
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
N
0
NNW
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:49PM1.09m
00:06AM1.51m
3:55PM1.08m
00:44AM1.46m
5:22PM1.08m
1:28AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:45AM-0.14m
6:04PM1.00m
7:23AM-0.09m
6:22PM1.05m
8:07AM-0.04m
6:42PM1.08m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
15
17
18
15
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
11
14
15
16
14
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
366
465
549
527
396
390
384
384
317
292
278
203
203
199
158
156
209
140
191
183
134
249
235
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
45
126
164
103
102
102
103
105
240
183
186
188
188
191
199
209
113
201
44
68
70
134
25
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
8
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
W
16
0.2
S
11
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
84
37
13
78
70
70
70
111
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
20
9
69
94
37
134
134
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
26
173
16
22
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
37
502
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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