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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 am Saturday 30 May 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Swift Street today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
331 | 499 | 249 | 338 | 316 | 404 | 497 | 973 | 1129 | 902 | 842 | 749 | 692 | 1313 | 1227 | 613 | 701 | 795 | 480 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 689 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | 2:01PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | 5:22AM-0.23m | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:54AM-0.22m | 5:25PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 331 | 499 | 98 | 222 | 242 | 181 | 131 | 572 | 669 | 902 | 842 | 749 | 692 | 692 | 625 | 613 | 559 | 490 | 480 | 394 | 339 | 275 | 235 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 99 | 105 | 249 | 246 | 111 | 111 | 105 | 150 | 189 | 260 | 511 | 336 | 446 | 437 | 432 | 539 | 701 | 795 | 469 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 689 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 105 | 37 | 105 | 107 | 35 | 107 | 172 | 68 | 263 | 103 | 55 | 89 | 103 | 103 | 151 | 146 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 125 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | — | 160 | 338 | 316 | 404 | 497 | 973 | 1129 | — | — | — | — | 1313 | 1227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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