Santa Cruz is lit.
Best window: Monday AM, 2-3ft (waist-high), onshore wind.
Why ▸ building through Monday.
Best windows this week
The strongest upcoming surf calls across Santa Cruz.
Wave
3.5 ft ft at 13s from SSW
Wind
6 mph W (variable)
Tide
Rising, 2.8 ft ft
Best for
Wave
3 ft ft at 13s from SSW
Wind
2 mph NNW (variable)
Tide
Rising, 1.6 ft ft
Best for
Wave
3.1 ft ft at 9s from WNW
Wind
6 mph S (variable)
Tide
Rising, 2.9 ft ft
Best for
Wave
2.9 ft ft at 12s from SSW
Wind
2 mph NNW (variable)
Tide
Rising, 2.7 ft ft
Best for
Wave
2.9 ft ft at 12s from SSW
Wind
2 mph NNW (variable)
Tide
Rising, 2.7 ft ft
Best for
7-Day Region Outlook
- Wed8/12601-2ftonshoreSolid — pick your window.→
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- Fri8/14701-2ftonshoreSolid — pick your window.→
- Sat8/15872-3ftonshoreFiring.↗
- Sun8/16742-3ftonshoreSolid — pick your window.↘
- Mon8/17882-3ftonshoreFiring.↗
- Tue8/18862-3ftonshoreFiring.→
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Regional Surf Guides
local knowledge, by region
Santa Cruz Guide
Steamer Lane when a NW fills in. Pleasure Point for glass, Davenport for size.
Read the guideSouthern California
Dawn patrol points, summer south swells, and the grind of Lowers on a Tuesday.
San Diego
Reefs from Blacks to Big Rock. Fires on WNW groundswell; crowded when it's small.
Orange County
HB pier, Newport wedge, Trestles. Peaks year-round, offshore in the morning.
Northern California
Cold water, big power. Mavericks looms; Ocean Beach eats boards and beginners.
Puerto Rico
Rincon is the winter groundswell magnet. Aguadilla, Domes, Tres Palmas on a NW pulse.
Hawaii
North Shore November through February. Summer south swells wrap to Waikiki's walls.
Oregon
Heavy, cold, and uncrowded. Indian Beach for intermediates, Short Sands for the rest.
Ventura & Santa Barbara
Rincon lights up on a winter W. Jalama for the brave, C-Street for the rest.
Florida
Hurricane season is Christmas. Sebastian and New Smyrna when the Atlantic wakes up.
Outer Banks
Nor'easters turn the cape into barrels. S-turns sandbars shift every storm.
New Jersey
Manasquan to Cape May. Beach-break barrels when a NE hits and the banks line up.
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