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Swift Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Swift Street today?
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
104 | 103 | 104 | 107 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 138 | 131 | 226 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.38m | 7:10AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM-0.03m | 1:36AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.05m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 57 | 55 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 35 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 138 | 131 | 226 | 26 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 103 | 104 | 107 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 215 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 28 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 54 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 62 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 103 | 91 | 91 | — | — | 69 | 45 | 59 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1246 | 1280 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 1251 | 647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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