Swift Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Cruz, USA)

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Swift Street Surf Guide

Swift Street in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. A right hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include locals and sharks.

Swift Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	14.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Swift Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Swift Street occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Swift Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Swift Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in January while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Swift Street Location Map

Interactive Swift Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Swift Street is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Swift Street is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Swift Street Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:04 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- on	cross

Tides at Swift Street

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Cruz, California, 3 km from Swift Street.

Next High Water: 03:55pm | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 06:22pm | 1.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Swift Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.2 °C) at Swift Street is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.