Surf Forecast Surf Report

Sunset State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 May 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Sunset State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
NW
4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1915181899101011111111111111111111111111111111111010101010202020991512181815131313131312121212121212121212121111811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)231242273395785137220663643382123022109192521472302220920531925157012601011926807846718604500455394334312336336216154154191336356276143427491484587341371365365309525563554605605710686617207212499
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
0
S
0
NW
0
ESE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
0
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
E
0
NE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
S
0
NE
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
E
0
NW
0
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.51
6:22PM
1.30
4:36AM
1.37
7:16PM
1.35
5:54AM
1.27
8:01PM
1.41
7:13AM
1.21
8:38PM
1.46
8:25AM
1.18
9:09PM
1.50
9:28AM
1.17
9:36PM
1.54
10:24AM
1.16
10:01PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
-0.16
11:10PM
0.85
11:40AM
-0.05
12:30AM
0.74
12:39PM
0.05
1:36AM
0.59
1:29PM
0.15
2:30AM
0.42
2:14PM
0.26
3:16AM
0.27
2:53PM
0.37
3:55AM
0.12
3:29PM
0.48
4:30AM
-0.00
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:05-------6:03-
Sunset-----7:57-------7:58-------7:59--------8:00-------8:00-------8:01-------8:01-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11121213141511988101416171310109121819181312101012161615121110101217171612111112141919161211111112171717121110101217
Feels °C (?)10111010910776691113141391081116161512119912151413111191012161514111111111417171411111010121515151110991115
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