8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at 38th Avenue (Santa Cruz)
Wave
3.5 ft ft at 14s from SSW
Wind
1 mph NNE (variable)
Tide
Falling, 3.5 ft ft
Best window: Friday AM, 2-3ft (waist-high), onshore wind.
Why ▸ WNW 12s, building through Friday.
The strongest upcoming surf calls across Santa Cruz.
8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at 38th Avenue (Santa Cruz)
Wave
3.5 ft ft at 14s from SSW
Wind
1 mph NNE (variable)
Tide
Falling, 3.5 ft ft
8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at Pleasure Point
Wave
3.5 ft ft at 14s from SSW
Wind
1 mph NNE (variable)
Tide
Falling, 3.5 ft ft
8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at The Hook
Wave
3.5 ft ft at 14s from SSW
Wind
1 mph SSW (variable)
Tide
Falling, 3.4 ft ft
8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at Capitola Beach
Wave
3.6 ft ft at 11s from S
Wind
1 mph NE (variable)
Tide
Falling, 3.6 ft ft
8:00 AM-12:00 PM looks worth it at Santa Cruz Main Beach
Wave
3.3 ft ft at 10s from S
Wind
0 mph SW (variable)
Tide
Rising, 3.3 ft ft

Steamer Lane when a NW fills in. Pleasure Point for glass, Davenport for size.
Read the guideDawn patrol points, summer south swells, and the grind of Lowers on a Tuesday.
Reefs from Blacks to Big Rock. Fires on WNW groundswell; crowded when it's small.
HB pier, Newport wedge, Trestles. Peaks year-round, offshore in the morning.
Cold water, big power. Mavericks looms; Ocean Beach eats boards and beginners.
Rincon is the winter groundswell magnet. Aguadilla, Domes, Tres Palmas on a NW pulse.
North Shore November through February. Summer south swells wrap to Waikiki's walls.
Heavy, cold, and uncrowded. Indian Beach for intermediates, Short Sands for the rest.
Rincon lights up on a winter W. Jalama for the brave, C-Street for the rest.
Hurricane season is Christmas. Sebastian and New Smyrna when the Atlantic wakes up.
Nor'easters turn the cape into barrels. S-turns sandbars shift every storm.
Manasquan to Cape May. Beach-break barrels when a NE hits and the banks line up.
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