Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
14.0° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141414181813181313161616161619
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275208205268264192184181179179132132123123128898787127173173127127146
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NE
0
NE
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
0
ENE
0
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
1.01
1:20AM
1.45
2:04AM
1.41
3:00AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.97
8:41AM
0.11
9:43AM
0.16
10:55AM
0.16
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:45-------6:43-------6:41-
Sunset-7:34-------7:35-------7:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171713111110111620211714131314182121181514141416
Feels °C (?)1514119109101417171412121213161918171514151415
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