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 08:08 AM and sunset is at 06:22 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
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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Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:03PM1.64m
00:23AM1.81m
12:45PM1.74m
1:02AM1.93m
1:22PM1.83m
1:38AM2.04m
1:56PM1.90m
2:12AM2.13m
2:30PM1.96m
2:45AM2.19m
3:03PM1.98m
3:18AM2.22m
3:37PM1.99m
3:52AM2.21m
4:13PM1.96m
4:28AM2.16m
4:52PM1.91m
5:08AM2.07m
5:37PM1.84m
5:54AM1.94m
6:30PM1.76m
6:53AM1.80m
7:37PM1.69m
8:10AM1.69m
9:00PM1.68m
9:41AM1.67m
10:24PM1.77m
11:03AM1.75m
11:33PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.56m
6:38AM0.49m
6:45PM0.46m
7:16AM0.39m
7:21PM0.36m
7:51AM0.30m
7:55PM0.29m
8:25AM0.23m
8:28PM0.23m
8:58AM0.18m
9:01PM0.21m
9:32AM0.17m
9:34PM0.22m
10:06AM0.18m
10:10PM0.26m
10:43AM0.22m
10:49PM0.33m
11:24AM0.30m
11:35PM0.43m
12:12PM0.40m
00:31AM0.54m
1:13PM0.51m
1:46AM0.62m
2:31PM0.59m
3:19AM0.62m
3:59PM0.58m
4:47AM0.51m
5:14PM0.48m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
N
11
1.8
NW
19
2.1
NW
16
2.2
NW
14
2.2
NW
14
3
NNW
15
3.5
NNW
14
3
NNW
14
3
NNW
13
3
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.1
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NW
16
1.7
NW
14
2.5
NNW
12
3
NNW
13
3
NNW
13
4
N
11
4
N
11
3.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NNW
15
1.7
NNW
14
1.8
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
16
2
NNW
14
2.2
NNW
13
2.4
NNW
13
2.3
NNW
14
2.5
NNW
13
2.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
4
NNE
12
3
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
30
N
20
N
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
 mm 
1
3
1
2
2
2
5
2
6
9
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
1
7
8
4
3
max°C
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
16
17
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
Moonrise
5:39
6:34
7:24
8:08
8:46
9:20
9:50
10:18
10:45
11:13
11:44
12:18
12:59
1:49
2:49
3:57
Moonset
3:19
4:11
5:08
6:10
7:12
8:15
9:17
10:19
11:21
12:25
1:33
2:43
3:55
5:05
6:10
Sunrise
8:08
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:06
8:04
8:04
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:34
6:35
6:36
6:37
6:37
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
18.9° C
(Statistics for 15 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 18.4 max: 19.4 min: 17.7°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
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