Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.4
NW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101610161515151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)296256235290188373250174169167167165163163158152149149145141139139137137
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
0
SE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.27
10:57PM
1.71
12:36PM
1.25
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
12:14AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.47
5:34AM
-0.36
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121719201613121112171818141313121316171614131211
Feels °C (?)814151713111091015151513121211121414131212119
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