Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616151515151515151414141414141414141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351255252254251314294283279275275208205268264192184181179179179132123123
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
0
N
5
NE
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.05
12:46AM
1.48
3:45PM
1.01
1:20AM
1.45
2:04AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.00
6:32PM
0.86
7:51AM
0.05
6:39PM
0.97
8:41AM
0.11
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise6:48-------6:47-------6:45-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:34-------7:35----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182123221815151413171919161312111216212117141312
Feels °C (?)161920191714141313161616141111101114181713121211
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