Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swift Street today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Swift Street at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
627
586
511
418
325
432
559
655
677
661
768
636
581
543
565
565
529
331
307
400
490
297
431
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
5
NW
0
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:42PM1.58m
10:50AM1.09m
9:09PM1.60m
11:44AM1.13m
9:36PM1.61m
12:33PM1.17m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.12m
3:00PM0.71m
4:16AM-0.20m
3:41PM0.83m
4:49AM-0.23m
4:19PM0.92m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
1
2
5
2
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
15
12
11
11
12
16
18
21
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
15
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Energy kJ
817
627
586
511
418
325
281
218
218
677
661
768
636
581
543
565
565
529
331
157
267
255
242
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
20
0.6
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
233
233
178
156
304
298
432
559
655
231
172
161
130
90
51
152
149
124
116
307
246
246
111
111
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
S
21
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
23
Energy kJ
11
52
154
151
154
149
145
143
143
143
143
141
141
67
101
17
9
107
105
105
105
107
35
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
59
130
219
268
400
490
297
431
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
26
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
369
7
7
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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