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 06:20 AM and sunset is at 05:31 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:43PM0.93m
8:26PM0.97m
9:11PM0.99m
9:55PM0.99m
10:38PM0.96m
11:18PM0.91m
11:55PM0.83m
00:32AM0.71m
5:29PM0.39m
5:06PM0.50m
5:16PM0.63m
5:38PM0.76m
Low Tide
5:22AM-0.10m
6:06AM-0.15m
6:50AM-0.17m
7:30AM-0.16m
7:59AM-0.14m
8:18AM-0.11m
8:32AM-0.08m
8:46AM-0.04m
9:00AM-0.01m
7:28PM0.38m
9:14AM0.03m
10:03PM0.36m
9:26AM0.07m
00:35AM0.25m
9:27AM0.10m
4:14AM0.09m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
1.3
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
N
10
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
E
0
SE
0
E
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
 mm 
1
5
1
1
max°C
29
28
26
30
30
27
30
30
26
29
29
26
29
29
26
29
29
26
29
29
26
29
29
25
29
29
25
29
29
25
28
28
25
25
28
25
Moonrise
5:32
6:25
7:17
8:05
8:50
9:32
10:11
10:48
11:25
12:03
12:44
1:29
Moonset
4:47
5:39
6:33
7:28
8:22
9:15
10:07
10:58
11:51
12:46
1:44
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
Sunset
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35
5:35
5:36
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:37
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
28.6° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 27.5 max: 28.9 min: 26.4°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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