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 07:54 AM and sunset is at 06:00 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
1:56PM2.21m
2:17AM2.34m
2:46PM2.15m
3:05AM2.32m
3:36PM2.04m
3:55AM2.25m
4:28PM1.91m
4:47AM2.14m
5:22PM1.78m
5:42AM2.01m
6:22PM1.66m
6:41AM1.88m
7:27PM1.59m
7:46AM1.77m
8:35PM1.57m
8:52AM1.70m
9:38PM1.61m
9:54AM1.68m
10:33PM1.67m
10:49AM1.69m
11:19PM1.75m
11:36AM1.73m
00:00AM1.83m
Low Tide
7:44AM-0.01m
8:00PM0.06m
8:33AM-0.02m
8:47PM0.12m
9:24AM0.04m
9:34PM0.21m
10:16AM0.15m
10:23PM0.33m
11:12AM0.28m
11:16PM0.46m
12:10PM0.41m
00:14AM0.58m
1:14PM0.52m
1:21AM0.67m
2:19PM0.58m
2:33AM0.72m
3:21PM0.60m
3:42AM0.70m
4:16PM0.58m
4:41AM0.65m
5:02PM0.54m
5:29AM0.57m
5:43PM0.49m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.9
NNW
13
2.2
NNW
18
2
NNW
16
2.1
NNW
15
2.3
NW
16
1.7
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.6
NW
21
2.1
NW
19
2.2
NW
17
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
15
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.9
NW
21
2.4
NW
18
3
NW
18
4
NNW
19
4.5
NNW
18
3.5
NNW
16
2.5
NNW
14
2.2
NNW
13
2.1
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
14
2.1
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
N
12
1.7
N
13
1.5
N
12
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
25
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
 mm 
3
5
4
1
1
max°C
17
17
16
18
19
18
19
20
17
19
20
19
20
19
19
17
18
15
17
17
17
16
17
16
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
Moonrise
6:25
7:35
8:48
9:59
11:06
12:08
1:07
2:04
3:00
3:57
4:54
Moonset
8:39
9:47
10:44
11:30
12:07
12:39
1:06
1:32
1:56
2:22
2:49
3:20
Sunrise
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:02
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:02
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
21.0° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 21.1 min: 19.0°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Friday 05 Dec 2025
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