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Sunset State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.1° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131314141313122018181717161616161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17014726126530733930455511341834243430692855253522262007195616241538151714031161975823
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
1.31
4:37AM
1.93
6:16PM
1.28
5:18AM
1.95
7:48PM
1.33
6:00AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.97
12:07PM
0.74
10:18PM
1.12
1:02PM
0.60
11:13PM
1.22
1:48PM
0.48
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211111012171714131212111317181413121212141919
Feels °C (?)109776814151110887914161110888101617
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