Sunset State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
223
253
246
149
212
186
136
233
184
94
94
93
91
74
77
93
93
71
190
226
125
173
265
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:19AM1.71m
8:55PM2.00m
9:17AM1.69m
9:21PM2.06m
10:10AM1.66m
9:46PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.84m
2:26PM0.63m
3:21AM0.67m
3:01PM0.76m
4:02AM0.51m
3:34PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:15
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7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
10
9
11
14
14
15
13
10
9
9
10
15
16
16
14
11
11
10
11
17
16
16
14
11
8
7
9
12
10
11
11
8
8
7
9
13
14
13
13
10
10
9
10
15
14
14
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
233
223
253
246
149
212
186
136
233
184
94
94
93
91
74
47
37
43
55
190
123
78
75
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
NW
7
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
NW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
Energy kJ
35
35
45
25
23
22
42
9
27
28
24
26
22
23
25
77
93
93
71
37
36
78
173
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
45
45
35
35
45
42
9
43
9
21
22
22
28
28
24
25
40
40
39
33
23
38
17
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
4
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
43
17
24
17
32
53
11
226
125
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
1129
17
13
0
0
0
0
116
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
17
13
13
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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