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.

Santa Cruz Surf Forecast

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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 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	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	Marina CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach 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	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	1.3 W	2.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	4.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 W	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	11	16
Energy(?)	445	528	1691	3877	5800	6849	2763	1611	1347	1432	1176	1471	923	826	662	420	1360	1361	2000	1392	698	595
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	glass	off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:08AM 2.02		10:57PM 1.30	9:47AM 2.43		12:01AM 1.27	10:30AM 2.06		1:05AM 1.20	11:14AM 2.32		2:09AM 1.58	12:10PM 2.18		3:34AM 1.34		1:14PM 1.62		4:35AM 1.25	2:22PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)	2:50AM 0.96		4:21PM -0.33	3:35AM 0.72		5:09PM -0.10		4:19AM 0.83	5:35PM -0.45		5:03AM 1.26	6:56PM 0.00		6:05AM 1.33		7:31PM -0.24	7:26AM 1.37		9:04PM -0.16	9:02AM 0.98		9:44PM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	16	16	15	19	16	14	20	20	16	21	21	21	24	23	21	25	24	22	19	18	16
Low °C	13	16	15	14	16	15	14	18	16	15	18	20	19	24	23	20	25	20	19	19	16	15
Chill °C (?)	13	14	15	14	19	16	14	20	20	16	21	21	21	24	23	21	25	24	22	19	18	16
Sunrise	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.3 W	2.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	4.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 W	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	9	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.0 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	13	13	13	16	12	12	14	14	15	14	13	19	13	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	1.4 S	1.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S
Period (s)	4	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Tue		Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree 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	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	5	5	7	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 W	1.9 W	2.1 WSW	1.9 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 W	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	9	11	11	13	13	13	13	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1052	563	367	263	310	528	1077	1342	1963	3327	3877	5193	7645	7988	5322	4671	6139	5045	4400	3510	1823	1611
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		9:56PM 1.33				9:05AM 2.39					10:46PM 1.67			9:38AM 2.44					11:58PM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)				2:55AM 0.59								3:26AM 1.06					5:02PM -0.09				4:17AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	14	13	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	18	19	19	15	15	15	16	14	18
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	12	11	16	15	17	16	16	15	15	13	18	19	19	14	15	14	15	14	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 W	1.9 W	2.1 WSW	1.9 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 W	2.1 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	8	9	11	11	13	13	13	13	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 S	1.7 WSW	1.0 W	0.8 W	1.8 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	8	12	13	13	6	9	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 SSW	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree 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	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	5	5	7	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 S	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 W	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	6	13	12	12	10	10	11	10
Energy(?)	1228	690	551	551	570	563	563	540	531	764	848	734	678	627	238	452	741	791	874	1047	1496	1432
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						9:53PM 1.71											8:57AM 2.39	9:05AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)											2:44AM 0.95
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	16	15	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	12	12	13	12	12	14	13	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSE	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.5 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	6

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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