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 —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
8:39PM1.14m
9:43PM1.27m
7:33AM2.02m
10:31PM1.36m
8:26AM2.06m
11:15PM1.41m
9:17AM2.05m
Low Tide
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
1:13PM-0.10m
00:16AM0.91m
2:04PM-0.30m
1:21AM1.00m
2:53PM-0.43m
2:20AM1.00m
3:41PM-0.50m
3:15AM0.97m
4:27PM-0.51m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
12
4
S
9
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
4
WSW
11
4
W
11
4
W
13
3
WNW
12
2
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.6
W
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.5
W
11
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
50
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
30
SW
35
S
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
0
E
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
 mm 
10
4
9
4
4
21
4
4
7
1
2
4
max°C
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
12
13
13
12
13
14
10
14
14
10
16
15
12
13
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
11
14
14
12
14
14
Moonrise
10:05
10:34
10:59
11:24
11:49
12:16
12:47
1:24
2:10
3:08
4:16
5:31
Moonset
8:31
9:35
10:39
11:44
12:51
2:01
3:15
4:32
5:48
6:58
7:56
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
14.3° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.6 max: 14.9 min: 11.0°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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