Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)18181716161616161616151515151515151414141410109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61609387134132132147146142184231159157110109109106148156136151148136
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
15
W
10
WNW
0
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.34
7:25AM
1.76
9:41PM
1.39
8:22AM
1.73
10:12PM
1.42
9:14AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
-0.22
1:34AM
0.83
2:29PM
-0.26
2:26AM
0.67
3:10PM
-0.26
3:14AM
0.52
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00-------6:01------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252522201919182221211616151413151717141312121214
Feels °C (?)252421191818172219201716151413151515121212111113
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