Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)1212121515151514141413131313131313136711111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56564754848484819791888887878787858510513568697810622110
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.37
10:51PM
1.47
11:07AM
1.30
11:14PM
1.48
11:55AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.21
4:13PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.09
4:45PM
0.22
5:23AM
0.01
5:15PM
0.38
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:52-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:30-------7:30--
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-------------1-------
Temp. °C1414141615141413131213141415131313109141616119
Feels °C (?)13121213131213131211121212131112106610101056
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