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 —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
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
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:22PM1.44m
10:18AM1.39m
10:43PM1.58m
11:17AM1.54m
11:32PM1.76m
11:58AM1.71m
00:10AM1.94m
12:33PM1.88m
00:43AM2.12m
1:06PM2.03m
1:17AM2.26m
1:39PM2.16m
1:51AM2.36m
2:13PM2.24m
2:26AM2.39m
2:48PM2.27m
3:04AM2.36m
3:25PM2.24m
3:44AM2.25m
4:05PM2.15m
4:28AM2.08m
4:50PM2.02m
5:19AM1.87m
5:45PM1.85m
6:26AM1.66m
7:01PM1.71m
8:01AM1.53m
8:40PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.84m
4:20PM0.83m
5:09AM0.70m
5:16PM0.67m
5:51AM0.52m
5:56PM0.50m
6:26AM0.34m
6:31PM0.34m
6:58AM0.17m
7:05PM0.19m
7:31AM0.03m
7:39PM0.08m
8:04AM-0.05m
8:14PM0.01m
8:38AM-0.07m
8:50PM-0.00m
9:14AM-0.03m
9:29PM0.05m
9:52AM0.09m
10:12PM0.15m
10:33AM0.26m
11:01PM0.31m
11:23AM0.45m
00:04AM0.49m
12:29PM0.64m
1:34AM0.62m
2:07PM0.75m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.8
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
N
9
1.7
NNW
16
1.9
NNW
15
2.1
NNW
14
1.9
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
12
1.7
NW
16
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NNW
17
2.3
NW
15
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
4
NNW
15
4.5
NNW
15
4
WNW
11
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NNW
13
3
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
4
N
10
3
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNW
11
1.9
N
9
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
11
1.7
N
11
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
30
W
45
NW
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
45
N
40
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
 mm 
1
5
2
1
2
17
7
3
3
12
2
5
3
2
1
max°C
15
16
16
15
17
17
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
17
16
15
15
13
12
14
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
14
16
16
15
16
16
14
16
16
14
15
15
14
15
Moonrise
3:56
4:38
5:16
5:49
6:19
6:48
7:17
7:46
8:19
8:57
9:42
10:35
11:37
12:44
1:53
Moonset
1:42
2:43
3:46
4:49
5:53
6:57
8:03
9:11
10:22
11:35
12:47
1:55
2:54
3:44
4:26
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:00
Sunset
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:22
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
17.4° C
(Statistics for 12 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 17.8 max: 18.6 min: 17.0°C)
Issued (local time): 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026
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