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Santa Cruz County
5-Day Surf and Weather Forecast



Wednesday (3+) |
Thursday (2-3+) |
Friday (3+) |
Saturday (3+) |
Sunday (3+)
Wednesday
3+ft
occasional head high (5 ft) set
Mostly Clear
50
Wed, May 22 - pretty fun
waist to chest high with occasional head high sets.
Summary:

MId-period WNW-NW (295-315) peaks, with possibly some solid swell. SW swell continues to slowly ease up, but with 16-second periods and still a couple feet of deepwater swell there should be some good sets rolling through

Swell/Tide/Wind Details
Weather: Low: 65 --

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

6
6mph from the W
01AM
6
6mph from the W
04AM
3
3mph from the WNW
07AM
6
6mph from the NNW
10AM
13
13mph from the WNW
01PM
22
22mph from the WNW
04PM
21
21mph from the WNW
07PM
9
9mph from the NW
10PM
Tides: 03:13 am (-0.07ft) 09:24 am (3.67ft) 02:29 pm (1.57ft) 08:52 pm (5.84ft)
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Thursday
2-3+ft
Partly Cloudy
65
Thu, May 23 - playful
thigh to waist high with occasional shoulder high sets.
Summary:

The mix of mid-period NW and windswell continues with moderate size along the exposed coast. The Southern Hemi in the water looks a little smaller, but still surfable at the better breaks.

Swell/Tide/Wind Details
Weather: Low: 50 High: 65

Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

5
5mph from the NW
01AM
1
1mph from the SSW
04AM
5
5mph from the ENE
07AM
5
5mph from the ENE
10AM
16
16mph from the WNW
01PM
16
16mph from the WNW
04PM
18
18mph from the WNW
07PM
18
18mph from the WNW
10PM
Tides: 04:00 am (-0.66ft) 10:21 am (3.81ft) 03:14 pm (1.77ft) 09:33 pm (6.17ft)
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Friday
3+ft
Mostly Clear
66
Fri, May 24 - pretty fun
waist to chest high with occasional shoulder high sets.
Summary:

Another pulse of SW may boost size up a little at the better southern hemi exposures. WIndswell should be dropping though, so the more westerly exposures are looking a bit smaller.

Swell/Tide/Wind Details
Weather: Low: 50 High: 66

Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

13
13mph from the NNW
05PM
13
13mph from the NNW
05PM
9
9mph from the NW
05PM
9
9mph from the NW
05PM
15
15mph from the WNW
05PM
15
15mph from the WNW
05PM
18
18mph from the NW
05PM
18
18mph from the NW
05PM
Tides: 04:47 am (-1.15ft) 11:16 am (3.9ft) 04:01 pm (1.94ft) 10:17 pm (6.36ft)
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Saturday
3+ft
Partly Cloudy
66
Sat, May 25 - pretty fun
waist to chest high with occasional shoulder high sets.
Summary:

Southern Hemi swell should hold size as windswell continues to back off even more. Overall conditions look typical with onshore winds pushing some texture to the exposed coast.

Swell/Tide/Wind Details
Weather: Low: 50 High: 66

Sunny, with a high near 66.

7
7mph from the NW
01AM
7
7mph from the NW
04AM
8
8mph from the NW
07AM
8
8mph from the NW
10AM
13
13mph from the W
01PM
13
13mph from the W
04PM
16
16mph from the WNW
07PM
16
16mph from the WNW
10PM
Tides: 05:36 am (-1.48ft) 12:12 pm (3.97ft) 04:51 pm (2.07ft) 11:04 pm (6.4ft)
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Sunday
3+ft
Mostly Cloudy
66
Sun, May 26 - pretty fun
waist to chest high with occasional shoulder high sets.
Summary:

Another day of dropping windswell. The mix of Southern Hemi could see the final pulse of 19-second swell filling in from the SSW (190-200) maintaining some fun surf at stand out breaks.

Swell/Tide/Wind Details
Weather: Low: 50 High: 66

Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

10
10mph from the WNW
01AM
10
10mph from the WNW
04AM
7
7mph from the NW
07AM
7
7mph from the NW
10AM
13
13mph from the W
01PM
13
13mph from the W
04PM
18
18mph from the WNW
07PM
18
18mph from the WNW
10PM
Tides: 06:25 am (-1.61ft) 01:07 pm (4.04ft) 05:46 pm (2.2ft) 11:54 pm (6.23ft)
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