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 04:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 126mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:38PM1.28m
8:52AM1.74m
00:13AM1.28m
9:26AM1.75m
00:44AM1.27m
10:02AM1.73m
1:13AM1.26m
10:38AM1.69m
1:41AM1.26m
11:16AM1.61m
2:09AM1.29m
11:59AM1.50m
2:39AM1.34m
12:50PM1.35m
3:12AM1.41m
1:54PM1.19m
3:46AM1.50m
3:19PM1.04m
4:24AM1.61m
5:11PM0.96m
5:06AM1.73m
7:12PM1.01m
Low Tide
3:42PM-0.14m
3:11AM1.09m
4:14PM-0.17m
3:43AM1.11m
4:46PM-0.18m
4:12AM1.12m
5:17PM-0.18m
4:43AM1.11m
5:50PM-0.17m
5:23AM1.08m
6:24PM-0.13m
6:18AM1.04m
7:00PM-0.06m
7:29AM0.96m
7:38PM0.06m
8:51AM0.83m
8:20PM0.22m
10:11AM0.63m
9:07PM0.41m
11:19AM0.39m
10:04PM0.61m
12:19PM0.13m
11:09PM0.78m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
3.5
SSW
8
4
W
16
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
2.4
W
11
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
 km/h
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
0
S
5
SE
5
ENE
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
15
W
15
S
25
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
5
NE
5
E
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
 mm 
6
5
4
39
7
3
18
1
18
27
7
52
33
6
6
11
5
1
1
4
16
max°C
17
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
12
Moonrise
7:18
8:10
8:54
9:33
10:05
10:34
10:59
11:24
11:49
12:16
12:47
1:24
Moonset
3:37
4:26
5:22
6:23
7:26
8:31
9:35
10:39
11:44
12:51
2:01
3:15
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
14.3° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.7 max: 14.9 min: 11.2°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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