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 09:24 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Fri
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:34PM7.81ft
3:51AM8.07ft
4:14PM7.68ft
4:35AM7.64ft
4:57PM7.35ft
5:22AM6.96ft
5:43PM6.82ft
6:14AM6.17ft
6:37PM6.2ft
7:19AM5.38ft
7:48PM5.64ft
8:49AM4.89ft
9:23PM5.41ft
10:32AM4.89ft
10:55PM5.58ft
11:46AM5.22ft
11:59PM5.97ft
12:36PM5.64ft
00:46AM6.33ft
1:14PM6.04ft
1:22AM6.66ft
1:46PM6.37ft
1:55AM6.86ft
Low Tide
9:37PM-0.33ft
10:02AM-0.39ft
10:20PM-0.16ft
10:43AM0.07ft
11:06PM0.26ft
11:26AM0.72ft
11:56PM0.85ft
12:14PM1.48ft
00:58AM1.51ft
1:17PM2.17ft
2:25AM2.07ft
2:50PM2.59ft
4:14AM2.17ft
4:36PM2.53ft
5:37AM1.87ft
5:48PM2.17ft
6:30AM1.51ft
6:36PM1.74ft
7:08AM1.15ft
7:13PM1.38ft
7:39AM0.89ft
7:45PM1.08ft
8:07AM0.66ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
4.5
NE
7
4
N
10
4
NNW
12
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
7
NW
8
8
NW
12
10
NW
12
10
NNW
14
10
NNW
13
10
NNW
12
8
NNW
12
7
NNW
11
5.5
NNW
11
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NW
9
4.5
W
8
6
WNW
10
6.5
WNW
10
6.5
W
11
5.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
6
NW
13
7
NW
14
7.5
NW
14
6
NW
13
6.5
NW
13
8
NW
14
7.5
NW
12
8
NW
11
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 mph
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
 in 
0.08
0.04
0.08
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.6
0.04
0.04
0.2
0.08
0.08
0.3
0.08
0.2
0.08
max°F
66
63
66
66
63
64
64
59
57
59
59
64
64
63
66
66
63
66
66
64
66
66
66
68
68
63
66
66
64
66
66
63
66
66
61
64
Moonrise
8:25
9:01
9:41
10:29
11:24
12:26
1:31
2:36
3:39
4:39
5:36
6:32
7:27
Moonset
9:59
11:15
12:30
1:42
2:46
3:42
4:27
5:04
5:36
6:03
6:28
6:52
Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:45
7:43
7:43
Sunset
9:24
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:28
8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:32
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is 65 °F (Statistics for 30 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 64 max: 66 min: 63°F)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Sunday 30 Mar 2025
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