Santa Cruz Surf

Detailed Santa Cruz surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Santa Cruz. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Santa Cruz. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Santa Cruz over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Santa Cruz and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Santa Cruz Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Santa Cruz Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Santa Cruz coastline are also listed below.

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	Wed		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Davenport Landing CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	2	4	3	0	0	3	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	0.5 S	1.1 WNW	1.6 NW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.8 WNW	1.2 NW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	9	10	14	10	10	14	14	10	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	14
Energy(?)	534	412	680	720	149	426	707	348	141	234	209	187	581	365	751	428	657	466	625	339	343	289
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	off	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)	7:48PM 1.65		9:35AM 1.72		8:40PM 2.04	10:02AM 1.79		9:36PM 2.01	10:35AM 1.86		10:12PM 1.94	10:51AM 1.89		10:56PM 1.86	11:37AM 1.47		11:50PM 1.39	11:39AM 1.50		12:26AM 1.65	12:03PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)	2:07PM 0.84	2:50AM -0.08		2:47PM 1.03	3:33AM 0.32		3:43PM 0.52	4:13AM 0.40		4:14PM 0.78	4:35AM 0.51		5:00PM 0.30		5:05AM 0.24	5:42PM 0.60		5:32AM 0.41	6:13PM 0.55		5:53AM 0.92	6:55PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	19	20	20	17	18	19	17	21	22	17	22	23	18	23	18	18	18	19	17	18	20
Low °C	22	16	18	19	16	15	18	15	16	21	15	17	22	17	21	17	16	17	18	16	17	19
Chill °C (?)	23	19	20	20	17	18	19	17	21	22	17	22	23	18	23	18	18	18	19	17	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	7:12	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.8 WNW	1.2 NW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	12	18	16	16	15	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Cowells Cove CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	1	0	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.5 S	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	15	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	276	333	594	630	613	493	509	517	654	1139	1241	1114	586	952	505	138	212	351	684	641	595	552
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:47PM 2.04					9:42AM 1.74				8:40PM 2.04				10:10AM 1.80				9:28PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)		2:07PM 0.84				2:55AM 0.27				2:47PM 1.03				3:33AM 0.32				3:35PM 0.53				4:05AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	21	19	17	17	16	19	20	17	18	18	17	17	16	20	16	18	17	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	24	24	21	19	17	17	16	19	20	17	18	18	17	17	16	20	16	18	17	16	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	10	16	15	15	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	16	10	10	6	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Cowells Cove CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	1	0	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	8	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	289	445	566	549	549	534	330	307	302	594	630	630	436	613	441	296	240	495	493	623	591	678
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)									7:54PM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)			1:55PM 1.15														3:08AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	20	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	18	19
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	20	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	11	16	11	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	16	12	16	16	15	15	10	5	5	10	6	6	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	-	-	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Santa Cruz Surf Breaks

4 Mile

point

41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove)

reef

beach

reef

beach/jetty

point

reef and point

point

beach

beach

reef and point

Natural Bridges State Beach

reef

Pleasure Point-First Peak

reef

Pleasure Point-Insides

reef

Pleasure Point-Second Peak

reef

Pleasure Point-Sewer Peak

reef

Santa Cruz - 26th

beach

Santa Cruz Harbour

beach/jetty

Santa Cruz Rockview Street

reef

Scott Creek-Beach

beach and reef

Scott Creek-Reef

beach and reef

Shacks

reef

Steamer Lane-Middle Peak

reef

Steamer Lane-The Point

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Steamer Lane-The Slot

reef

reef

beach

reef

sandbar

beach and reef

Santa Cruz offers a wide variety of breaks and is known as a diverse and friendly place to surf. Reefs, Rivermouths, Beach breaks and Points are all in an abundance on this part of coast. From Waddell Creek to Sunset State Beach swell can batter you from several directions and wrap around to the little coves on the bigger days giving you plenty of options. Santa Cruz is among the most well known surf communities. The water temperature here can get a bit chilly so a 4/3 is needed for a lot of the year. Santa Cruz has produced a high caliber of surfers over the years so expect a certain standard when you head out.

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