Santa Cruz Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Santa Cruz Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 05:30 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:21PM1.18m
1:50AM1.97m
3:59PM1.25m
2:33AM1.78m
4:38PM1.35m
3:27AM1.55m
5:20PM1.48m
6:06PM1.64m
6:51AM1.10m
6:55PM1.81m
9:11AM1.04m
7:48PM1.99m
10:57AM1.08m
8:41PM2.17m
11:57AM1.10m
9:34PM2.32m
12:34PM1.11m
10:26PM2.42m
1:05PM1.11m
11:15PM2.46m
1:34PM1.11m
00:02AM2.42m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.97m
9:18AM0.31m
8:06PM0.99m
9:50AM0.42m
9:26PM1.00m
10:21AM0.57m
11:14PM0.94m
10:53AM0.72m
1:18AM0.76m
11:26AM0.86m
2:52AM0.50m
12:04PM0.98m
3:57AM0.24m
12:55PM1.05m
4:51AM0.03m
2:01PM1.07m
5:39AM-0.10m
3:05PM1.04m
6:24AM-0.15m
4:04PM0.98m
7:06AM-0.12m
4:58PM0.92m
7:43AM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
NW
2
0.1
N
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.1
N
2
0.2
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.1
N
1
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
 mm 
2
1
3
5
5
1
1
4
3
2
1
4
4
3
10
1
2
6
2
max°C
28
26
27
27
25
27
27
25
27
27
25
27
27
26
27
27
25
27
27
25
27
27
25
27
27
25
26
26
25
27
27
25
25
26
24
24
Moonrise
10:38
11:16
11:55
12:37
1:23
2:16
3:15
4:20
5:28
6:35
7:37
Moonset
10:00
10:50
11:42
12:35
1:32
2:34
3:40
4:48
5:55
6:57
7:52
8:39
Sunrise
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:36
5:37
5:37
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
28.2° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 27.3 max: 28.8 min: 26.7°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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