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 07:01 AM and sunset is at 07:22 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:36PM2.07m
00:48AM2.33m
1:15PM2.23m
1:28AM2.47m
1:55PM2.34m
2:09AM2.51m
2:34PM2.38m
2:51AM2.46m
3:14PM2.34m
3:35AM2.33m
3:57PM2.24m
4:22AM2.12m
4:43PM2.08m
5:14AM1.88m
5:37PM1.89m
6:19AM1.64m
6:48PM1.72m
7:49AM1.49m
8:23PM1.65m
9:32AM1.49m
9:55PM1.70m
10:46AM1.59m
10:59PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.12m
6:36PM0.17m
7:05AM-0.06m
7:16PM0.02m
7:44AM-0.17m
7:56PM-0.08m
8:23AM-0.19m
8:37PM-0.10m
9:02AM-0.12m
9:20PM-0.05m
9:43AM0.02m
10:06PM0.08m
10:26AM0.22m
10:56PM0.26m
11:14AM0.45m
11:58PM0.46m
12:17PM0.66m
1:25AM0.63m
1:50PM0.79m
3:14AM0.66m
3:36PM0.77m
4:37AM0.57m
4:48PM0.66m
5:30AM0.46m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
NW
13
1.5
NW
11
1.7
NNW
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
3.5
NW
13
4
NW
14
3
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
11
2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NW
14
1.2
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
E
25
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
20
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
 mm 
15
2.0
1.0
1.0
3
2.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
5
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
max°C
16
16
15
16
16
16
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
17
17
18
18
16
14
17
16
17
17
16
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
15
17
17
16
Moonrise
5:51
6:22
6:53
8:25
9:01
9:41
10:29
11:24
12:26
1:31
2:36
3:39
Moonset
5:24
6:35
7:46
9:59
11:15
12:30
1:42
2:46
3:42
4:27
5:04
Sunrise
7:01
7:00
6:58
7:58
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
7:22
7:23
7:24
8:24
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is 18.4 °C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 18.0 max: 18.7 min: 17.3°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Thursday 27 Mar 2025
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