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Swift Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Swift Street today?
The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swift Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
404 | 352 | 328 | 275 | 275 | 260 | 208 | 207 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 151 | 160 | 175 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.31m | 2:51AM1.46m | 5:40PM1.35m | 4:06AM1.27m | 6:26PM1.41m | 5:31AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.89m | 10:00AM-0.17m | 11:03PM0.75m | 10:59AM-0.02m | 00:19AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 404 | 352 | 328 | 275 | 275 | 260 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 151 | 148 | 175 | 168 | 168 | 132 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 223 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 54 | 121 | 152 | 207 | 152 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 148 | 160 | 166 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 47 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 180 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 37 |
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