Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
WSW
0.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111101010815999814141416161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)692609522486462430410388361333279119114280274225173204210207251251186249
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.76
4:06PM
1.18
1:59AM
1.67
5:27PM
1.20
3:05AM
1.55
6:33PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
-0.33
7:48PM
0.98
9:20AM
-0.24
9:27PM
1.00
10:32AM
-0.16
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:47-------7:49--
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
6212211-----------------
Temp. °C121213141414121112111213141513121111111517181512
Feels °C (?)1010101011109911101011111211111010101314141210
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