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

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
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PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:12PM1.03m
9:20PM1.12m
7:16AM1.66m
10:14PM1.20m
7:46AM1.69m
10:59PM1.25m
8:18AM1.72m
11:38PM1.28m
8:52AM1.74m
00:13AM1.28m
9:26AM1.75m
00:44AM1.27m
10:02AM1.73m
1:13AM1.26m
10:38AM1.69m
1:41AM1.26m
11:16AM1.61m
2:09AM1.29m
11:59AM1.50m
2:39AM1.34m
12:50PM1.35m
3:12AM1.41m
1:54PM1.19m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.74m
2:00PM0.08m
1:10AM0.87m
2:36PM-0.03m
1:55AM0.97m
3:10PM-0.10m
2:35AM1.04m
3:42PM-0.14m
3:11AM1.09m
4:14PM-0.17m
3:43AM1.11m
4:46PM-0.18m
4:12AM1.12m
5:17PM-0.18m
4:43AM1.11m
5:50PM-0.17m
5:23AM1.08m
6:24PM-0.13m
6:18AM1.04m
7:00PM-0.06m
7:29AM0.96m
7:38PM0.06m
8:51AM0.83m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
11
1.6
WNW
13
2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.8
NW
12
3
SSW
8
1.8
W
9
1.6
NW
12
2.5
W
7
1.6
SSW
8
2
SW
6
3
SSW
7
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
N
0
S
5
W
5
N
5
N
0
N
5
N
5
N
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
25
SSE
40
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
30
NW
25
SSW
30
S
45
SSW
25
W
10
N
15
N
 mm 
12
10
9
11
5
10
3
15
16
4
7
4
11
2
max°C
13
20
18
16
19
19
17
20
20
14
18
18
15
18
17
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
13
14
11
12
13
14
11
12
12
Moonrise
3:22
4:22
5:22
6:22
7:18
8:10
8:54
9:33
10:05
10:34
10:59
11:24
Moonset
1:50
2:20
2:55
3:37
4:26
5:22
6:23
7:26
8:31
9:35
10:39
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
Today's sea temperature in Santa Cruz is
13.8° C
(Statistics for 14 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 12.8 max: 15.5 min: 11.6°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025
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