Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 28 Mar 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz - 26th at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.5
SSW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)15141414141313131212121211111110161616161689101010999991710991013131212121111101010109999816167167777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)618657925127449938822933226818861332112188777060450543634626022328828027335443552849744238330726024320226128938839750912111198105310188766806686475373943052482031541472221401441241421018181105
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
1.49
10:53PM
1.53
11:14AM
1.45
11:24PM
1.63
12:12PM
1.38
11:57PM
1.72
1:15PM
1.29
12:34AM
1.76
2:24PM
1.20
1:17AM
1.76
3:49PM
1.14
2:06AM
1.70
5:31PM
1.15
3:06AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
-0.02
4:48AM
-0.02
4:55PM
0.13
5:34AM
-0.18
5:32PM
0.32
6:23AM
-0.27
6:10PM
0.53
7:17AM
-0.28
6:53PM
0.73
8:16AM
-0.23
7:46PM
0.89
9:25AM
-0.15
9:09PM
1.00
10:43AM
-0.08
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Sunrise7:00-------6:58-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset---7:25-------7:27-------7:28-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1114151411108881214141110989101213131312131213141412109991213131110998121514118778121516129878131617
Feels °C (?)1011109885671010109875681012111010121111101210877810988877691098555710121297646111314
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