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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	Tue	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Marina CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	2	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	1.9 NW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 NW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	16	15	15	13	16	15	15	14	20	17	16	15	14	13	10	13	13	12	12	11	22
Energy(?)	638	407	614	547	57	643	501	272	557	777	2353	2851	1021	827	451	1729	1606	5223	1146	803	731	2672
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	off	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:48AM 1.72	6:36PM 1.83		8:21AM 1.80	7:23PM 1.35		9:13AM 1.50		8:35PM 1.78	9:14AM 1.93		9:24PM 1.75	9:36AM 1.98		10:20PM 1.73	10:22AM 1.55		10:56PM 1.67	10:21AM 2.05		11:42PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	12:44AM 0.36	1:02PM 1.17		1:34AM 0.41	2:00PM 1.01		2:22AM 0.49		2:47PM 0.85	2:50AM 0.58		3:33PM 0.28	3:20AM 0.69		4:10PM 0.15	3:57AM 0.82		4:43PM 0.06	4:15AM 0.93		5:16PM 0.38	4:42AM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	16	14	16	17	17	18	20	18	21	21	17	17	19	14	16	19	15	16	18	16
Low °C	12	12	16	13	12	17	15	15	19	16	19	19	15	14	18	11	11	18	13	13	18	15
Chill °C (?)	13	15	16	13	16	16	17	18	20	18	21	21	17	17	19	13	16	19	15	16	18	15
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	1.9 NW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	9	8	16	16	6	8	8	14	17	16	15	14	13	10	13	13	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 NW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	8	13	15	15	14	8	8	16	16	15	14	16	16	16	16	15	15	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	13	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 15	Thursday 16	Friday 17
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th 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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point 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
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	15	14	14	15	16	13	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	1373	1190	986	987	882	538	358	333	630	633	547	222	525	610	436	56	256	254	501	663	762	734
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					7:48AM 1.72				6:36PM 1.83					8:21AM 1.80			7:43PM 1.40					8:49AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)			12:44AM 0.36				1:08PM 1.17				1:34AM 0.41					2:07PM 1.01				2:15AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	12	12	12	15	17	18	14	14	14	12	14	16	19	19	15	14	17	16	17	21
Chill °C (?)	13	12	12	12	12	15	17	18	13	13	13	12	13	15	19	19	15	14	17	16	17	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	15	16	16	15	6	6	7	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	8	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	5	8	4	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 14	Wednesday 15
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th 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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point 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
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	16	15	16	15	15	15
Energy(?)	1586	1479	1373	1349	1289	754	525	488	986	994	987	478	899	888	412	107	425	397	796	728	717	706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)								12:31AM 0.02													1:02PM 1.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	16	17
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

reef

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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