Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 30 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
372
410
267
273
273
161
267
460
460
311
318
439
429
249
569
177
160
157
108
111
218
156
190
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
0
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM1.54m
12:14PM1.13m
10:43PM1.54m
1:04PM1.13m
11:07PM1.54m
1:54PM1.11m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.18m
4:42PM0.69m
5:38AM-0.19m
5:13PM0.82m
6:10AM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
14
11
11
11
12
16
18
18
14
12
11
11
12
15
18
18
15
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
13
10
11
10
12
15
16
17
13
11
10
10
11
13
15
15
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
154
233
267
267
273
273
80
129
267
267
311
318
318
202
125
31
177
88
157
108
111
218
127
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
32
151
133
131
125
125
127
17
125
136
167
127
117
88
31
9
9
153
51
81
78
104
156
190
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
20
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
14
30
29
28
17
28
17
3
17
28
18
30
31
83
8
6
31
51
37
51
51
51
47
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
12
1
WNW
7
1.2
NW
7
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
238
372
410
161
267
460
460
439
429
249
569
114
160
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
7
346
1
0
0
0
0
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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