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 07:22 AM and sunset is at 07:12 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
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
Fri
27
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
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:47PM1.17m
6:09AM1.42m
9:57PM1.19m
7:15AM1.44m
10:08PM1.20m
8:11AM1.47m
10:20PM1.23m
9:02AM1.48m
10:36PM1.29m
9:50AM1.48m
10:56PM1.36m
10:38AM1.45m
11:18PM1.45m
11:27AM1.40m
11:45PM1.55m
12:19PM1.33m
00:14AM1.63m
1:17PM1.24m
00:48AM1.69m
2:24PM1.15m
1:29AM1.72m
3:50PM1.08m
2:18AM1.70m
5:43PM1.09m
7:21PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.18m
1:16AM1.03m
2:00PM0.09m
2:04AM0.92m
2:40PM0.00m
2:44AM0.79m
3:14PM-0.05m
3:19AM0.63m
3:44PM-0.08m
3:54AM0.47m
4:13PM-0.05m
4:29AM0.30m
4:42PM0.04m
5:07AM0.13m
5:12PM0.17m
5:48AM0.00m
5:43PM0.34m
6:34AM-0.09m
6:16PM0.53m
7:25AM-0.12m
6:52PM0.71m
8:25AM-0.12m
7:36PM0.88m
9:35AM-0.09m
8:48PM1.00m
10:56AM-0.07m
10:52PM1.03m
12:16PM-0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WSW
11
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.7
W
11
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
5
NE
10
NW
5
N
0
W
0
NW
5
N
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
W
10
NE
5
E
5
WSW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
W
5
E
0
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
25
NW
10
N
5
SSW
15
W
5
S
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
25
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
 mm 
4
4
max°C
21
25
18
17
21
15
15
19
16
19
24
19
23
28
22
25
28
21
26
28
22
26
28
21
24
27
19
19
20
15
14
18
10
12
17
11
11
16
12
11
13
11
11
15
10
13
13
Moonrise
3:38
4:23
5:02
5:36
6:06
6:33
6:59
7:24
7:52
8:23
9:00
9:45
10:39
11:43
12:52
2:04
Moonset
12:47
1:47
2:51
3:56
5:03
6:10
7:17
8:27
9:39
10:54
12:09
1:22
2:28
3:24
4:09
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:24
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
13.8° C
(Statistics for 12 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 12.4 max: 14.4 min: 10.8°C)
Issued (local time): 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026
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