Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
209
209
201
191
183
134
249
235
210
206
203
199
196
196
193
143
138
135
133
433
480
131
219
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.46m
5:22PM1.08m
1:28AM1.39m
6:19PM1.09m
2:21AM1.31m
6:32PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:07AM-0.04m
6:42PM1.08m
8:56AM0.01m
9:06PM1.08m
9:51AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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8:00
8:01
8:01
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
18
19
16
13
12
11
13
17
21
21
16
12
11
10
12
17
22
22
16
12
11
10
11
15
16
17
15
12
12
10
13
15
19
19
15
11
10
9
12
16
20
19
15
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
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
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
158
156
145
128
191
183
134
249
235
210
206
203
199
196
196
193
143
138
135
133
42
42
68
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
199
209
209
201
95
68
70
134
20
28
30
129
125
123
89
87
68
68
44
43
28
74
120
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
11
20
44
69
94
37
134
134
133
15
15
14
31
32
33
87
85
35
27
26
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
6
17
20
19
35
29
19
32
34
32
53
65
67
82
433
480
131
219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
6
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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