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 06:57 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
4:27PM2.06m
4:44AM2.11m
5:09PM1.95m
5:31AM1.93m
6:00PM1.82m
6:31AM1.74m
7:09PM1.69m
7:57AM1.58m
8:45PM1.64m
9:43AM1.57m
10:19PM1.74m
11:06AM1.69m
11:29PM1.92m
12:05PM1.84m
00:21AM2.10m
12:51PM1.99m
1:04AM2.26m
1:30PM2.09m
1:43AM2.35m
2:06PM2.16m
2:19AM2.38m
2:40PM2.18m
2:53AM2.34m
3:12PM2.15m
3:25AM2.24m
3:43PM2.08m
3:57AM2.09m
4:14PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.21m
10:55AM0.24m
11:13PM0.34m
11:41AM0.40m
00:09AM0.50m
12:42PM0.58m
1:29AM0.64m
2:11PM0.70m
3:19AM0.65m
3:56PM0.68m
4:53AM0.53m
5:13PM0.55m
5:56AM0.35m
6:08PM0.38m
6:44AM0.18m
6:51PM0.24m
7:24AM0.06m
7:30PM0.13m
7:59AM-0.00m
8:05PM0.07m
8:32AM-0.01m
8:39PM0.07m
9:03AM0.04m
9:11PM0.11m
9:33AM0.13m
9:43PM0.20m
10:02AM0.25m
10:15PM0.32m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
17
2.2
NW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2
NW
14
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NNW
9
2
N
8
2.1
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
12
2.2
NW
17
3
NW
15
3
N
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.1
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
N
11
1.5
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNW
10
S
5
W
 mm 
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
5
6
1
4
2
2
max°C
15
13
16
18
16
20
21
18
19
20
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
17
17
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
19
19
17
20
20
17
19
20
18
Moonrise
10:20
10:58
11:45
12:40
1:43
2:52
4:03
5:12
6:18
7:21
8:22
9:21
10:20
11:20
Moonset
11:25
12:35
1:46
2:56
4:01
4:58
5:46
6:26
7:00
7:30
7:57
8:23
8:50
9:18
9:49
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
6:57
6:58
6:59
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:02
7:04
7:05
7:05
7:06
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:08
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
18.2° C
(Statistics for 21 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 17.8 max: 18.7 min: 17.1°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026
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