Davenport · Santa Cruz County · California
Davenport Landing Surf Report & Forecast, California
Davenport Landing, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 3 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 5.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the north. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.3 ft at 3:48 am.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 5.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.5 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (N)offshore
- Tide
- 3.5 ft fallinglow 3.3 ft at 3:48 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:03 pm
Davenport Landing surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Davenport Landing: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Davenport Landing: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 4.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 5 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 5 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 5 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 10 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 15 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 16 | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 9 | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 5.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE), gusts 9 | 0.6 ft |
Davenport Landing waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Davenport Landing arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
- Lulls
- about 150 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 80% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Davenport Landing surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Davenport Landing: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Davenport Landing are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Good | 5.2 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Good | 5.7 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 15 | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5–7 ft | Good | 4.2 ft · 14 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Fair | 6.2 ft · 15 s · WSW | 11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 20 | 22 mph onshore (SW), gusts 34 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10–13 ft | Good | 10.3 ft · 16 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–8 ft | Good | 7.7 ft · 16 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 8–11 ft | Great | 6.7 ft · 15 s · W | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–8 ft | Great | — | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–5 ft | Fair | — | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 30 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Davenport Landing are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Davenport Landing tide chart and tide times
Tides at Davenport Landing today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.3 ft at 3:48 am, high 6.5 ft at 9:51 am and low 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm. At 3 am the tide is 3.5 ft and falling.
Davenport Landing tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 3:48 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:51 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.5 ft at 12:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.5 ft at 1:16 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.6 ft at 2:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:24 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.7 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:19 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:16 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:07 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.7 ft at 5:06 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:20 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.8 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:54 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Davenport Landing water temperature
The water temperature at Davenport Landing is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 4 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 68°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Davenport Landing
- Scott Creek - Beach1.3 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Scott Creek - Reef1.5 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Good
- Davenport1.7 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Shark Fin Cove2.5 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Laguna Creek4.5 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Waddell Creek5.8 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Great
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About Davenport Landing
Davenport Landing is a cove in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest.
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