Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.3
WNW
2.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
NW
2
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
NW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)12111112111199981010101010101010109109910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21619520226425523325874448652273213971365763678615544565470441858431370386
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
1.33
12:14AM
1.63
1:17PM
1.24
12:48AM
1.69
2:24PM
1.15
1:29AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
0.34
6:34AM
-0.09
6:16PM
0.53
7:25AM
-0.12
6:52PM
0.71
8:25AM
-0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272519171615141922211614121111172119141312111115
Feels °C (?)2524191715141418212014121110915191813121191013
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