Stockton Avenue surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
14.1° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
18
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
0.8
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
84
114
147
147
308
291
247
232
227
222
227
194
288
195
212
217
173
268
493
505
333
354
346
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
SW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:29AM1.15m
9:59PM1.52m
11:23AM1.14m
10:21PM1.54m
12:14PM1.13m
10:43PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.40m
4:32AM-0.12m
4:10PM0.55m
5:06AM-0.18m
4:42PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
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7:54
7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
12
16
18
20
17
13
12
11
12
15
18
19
15
12
11
11
12
16
18
18
14
12
12
11
11
15
16
17
15
12
11
11
12
14
16
17
14
11
10
11
12
15
17
17
13
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
64
84
66
101
73
154
149
114
199
227
161
156
154
172
186
212
217
173
268
280
286
333
354
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
48
68
103
99
147
59
57
81
165
156
33
33
32
195
195
131
125
125
127
99
140
169
156
189
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.5
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
39
62
36
38
17
144
126
167
33
33
9
14
14
30
29
28
17
58
17
17
17
17
28
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
114
147
143
308
291
247
232
222
227
194
288
493
505
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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