Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDT
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Swift Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swift Street sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Swift Street today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (29 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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)
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
768
636
589
543
536
565
529
331
307
400
502
469
572
584
1115
1235
902
826
749
692
1168
1168
539
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
0
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
0
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:44AM1.13m
9:36PM1.61m
12:33PM1.17m
10:04PM1.61m
1:19PM1.18m
10:35PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:16AM-0.20m
3:41PM0.83m
4:49AM-0.23m
4:19PM0.92m
5:22AM-0.23m
4:53PM0.99m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:20
8:21
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
12
11
11
12
15
18
20
16
11
10
9
11
16
19
20
15
14
13
11
13
14
14
14
14
11
9
10
11
13
15
16
13
9
9
8
10
15
17
19
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
661
768
636
589
543
536
565
529
331
162
249
331
242
175
152
747
815
902
826
749
692
625
625
510
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
Energy kJ
210
161
119
92
90
152
149
127
105
307
246
246
111
111
107
68
263
260
511
336
446
437
432
539
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
20
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
143
141
141
67
101
9
9
107
8
105
105
107
35
107
172
185
57
103
55
89
103
103
151
146
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
Energy kJ
92
130
79
262
400
502
469
572
584
1115
1235
1168
1168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
103
1
7
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
101
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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