Surf Forecast Surf Report

Santa Cruz - 26th surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 27 Apr 2025 PDT
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Santa Cruz - 26th surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Cruz - 26th sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Santa Cruz - 26th today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

Table - waves today at Santa Cruz - 26th. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
WNW
0.8
SSW
1.6
WNW
0.8
SSW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)999920202016191818181818181716161616161616161010999988141499141313131319191919191918918918913131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)49550652852850750737329878069263963952242262561055553553555452942742141644350647537731830423923921821518617614513012889891482513323322462312073583953953953093519389181247236916451710
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
ENE
0
E
0
NW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
1.29
10:39PM
1.79
12:30PM
1.28
11:18PM
1.84
1:34PM
1.26
12:01AM
1.83
2:42PM
1.24
12:48AM
1.76
3:56PM
1.23
1:42AM
1.65
5:11PM
1.24
2:43AM
1.50
6:17PM
1.28
3:54AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.48
5:22AM
-0.48
5:03PM
0.64
6:11AM
-0.52
5:49PM
0.79
7:04AM
-0.47
6:42PM
0.91
8:01AM
-0.37
7:51PM
0.98
9:04AM
-0.25
9:23PM
1.00
10:12AM
-0.13
11:00PM
0.92
11:18AM
-0.04
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise6:18-------6:16-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09---
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:53-------7:54-------7:55-------7:57-------7:58-------7:59
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11121314121211911151717131111101216181712111010111316161211111111141615121010101116181713121111111314131098810131514
Feels °C (?)10910111011108101315141310119111516151111991012141411111010101214131199910141513101086667645668121211
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