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 05:54 AM and sunset is at 08:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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High Tide
6:26PM1.41m
5:31AM1.11m
7:06PM1.47m
7:06AM1.01m
7:42PM1.52m
8:34AM1.00m
8:13PM1.56m
9:48AM1.03m
8:42PM1.58m
10:50AM1.09m
9:09PM1.60m
11:44AM1.13m
9:36PM1.61m
12:33PM1.17m
10:04PM1.61m
1:19PM1.18m
10:35PM1.61m
2:01PM1.17m
11:08PM1.59m
2:41PM1.16m
11:43PM1.55m
3:17PM1.15m
00:21AM1.50m
3:49PM1.15m
1:03AM1.41m
4:18PM1.17m
1:51AM1.30m
4:46PM1.22m
Low Tide
10:59AM-0.02m
00:19AM0.55m
11:54AM0.13m
1:22AM0.34m
12:45PM0.28m
2:15AM0.15m
1:33PM0.43m
3:01AM-0.01m
2:18PM0.58m
3:40AM-0.12m
3:00PM0.71m
4:16AM-0.20m
3:41PM0.83m
4:49AM-0.23m
4:19PM0.92m
5:22AM-0.23m
4:53PM0.99m
5:54AM-0.22m
5:25PM1.04m
6:28AM-0.20m
5:54PM1.06m
7:02AM-0.17m
6:29PM1.06m
7:39AM-0.14m
7:20PM1.05m
8:17AM-0.09m
8:37PM1.00m
8:57AM-0.02m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1.5
WSW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
19
1.8
WNW
18
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
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km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
ENE
10
S
15
SW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
N
10
WSW
30
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SW
max °C
15
16
13
15
16
14
15
17
13
15
17
13
16
18
14
13
15
13
15
16
14
18
22
14
15
21
15
18
20
14
18
20
14
15
21
17
18
22
15
17
17
12
14
15
13
13
16
Moonrise
1:12
2:15
3:17
4:17
5:18
6:18
7:19
8:19
9:16
10:07
10:52
11:31
12:04
12:33
12:58
Moonset
1:51
2:17
2:40
3:03
3:28
3:54
4:24
4:58
5:39
6:26
7:20
8:18
9:19
10:20
11:22
12:25
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
8:21
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:24
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
12.0° C
(Statistics for 23 May 1981-2005 – mean: 12.4 max: 14.7 min: 10.6°C)
Issued (local time): 4 am Saturday 23 May 2026
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