Swift Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 14 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
2.4
NW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)88888167771414151515156999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207157161165184147123106164158165188188123125122475470424491491951501386
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
NW
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.25
9:31PM
1.39
9:44AM
1.26
9:56PM
1.50
10:40AM
1.27
10:25PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
0.11
3:31AM
0.15
3:26PM
0.20
4:09AM
-0.06
4:01PM
0.32
4:50AM
-0.24
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:42-------7:43----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1114161612109991418181312139914181812111010
Feels °C (?)10131310877781316139101055911116888
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