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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 26 Dec 2024 PST
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Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Natural Bridges State Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Dec 26) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Natural Bridges State Beach in the next 12 days are 3.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Dec 28) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jan 01) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (PST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4PM (Thu 26th Dec)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Best Surf 1AM (Sat 28th Dec)11ft (3.5m) 19s
Most Powerful 1AM (Sat 28th Dec)11ft (3.5m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
0.5
S
0.5
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)141515141419181817161514141313121212111114141312141413121312111110152018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)28504767468242594112905876705555497030203134212917912221142310517935794634471143116110738331075939690511492575943748361113194314
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
20
S
5
WNW
5
W
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
0
NNW
15
S
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
NE
5
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.11
7:01AM
1.69
10:25PM
1.19
7:38AM
1.75
11:00PM
1.25
8:17AM
1.80
11:32PM
1.28
8:57AM
1.83
12:03AM
1.29
9:37AM
1.84
12:30AM
1.30
10:18AM
1.83
1:00AM
1.32
11:01AM
1.75
1:32AM
1.35
11:49AM
1.63
2:05AM
1.41
12:43PM
1.45
2:41AM
1.48
1:48PM
1.26
3:20AM
1.58
3:14PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.10
1:01AM
0.98
2:32PM
-0.02
1:45AM
1.05
3:06PM
-0.12
2:24AM
1.09
3:40PM
-0.21
3:00AM
1.10
4:14PM
-0.27
3:36AM
1.09
4:50PM
-0.32
4:15AM
1.04
5:25PM
-0.32
5:02AM
0.99
6:02PM
-0.28
5:57AM
0.92
6:40PM
-0.17
7:04AM
0.83
7:21PM
-0.02
8:21AM
0.70
8:04PM
0.19
9:43AM
0.52
8:52PM
0.42
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise7:18--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:20--
Sunset-4:58--4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:01--5:02--5:02--5:04--5:05--5:06-
part cloudcloudmod rainpart cloudclearpart cloudcloudpart cloudclearrain showersrain showersclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearcloudpart cloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
--10------21-------------------------
Temp. °C1314141616141616141414101312913139151511161513171610141410151511141512
Feels °C (?)12131216151416161412127986111061211713121014138111061211611129

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Natural Bridges State Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Natural Bridges State Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Natural Bridges State Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Natural Bridges State Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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