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Laguna Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Santa Cruz, California

Laguna Creek, Santa Cruz, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm.

Great

9–11 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:14 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.5 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.3 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
4.4 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
68°Ffeels like 66°F
Sun
rise 6:41 amset 5:04 pm

Laguna Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Laguna Creek: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Laguna Creek today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–12 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Laguna Creek tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1377–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Laguna Creek: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGreat6 mph offshore (N)4.2 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat6 mph offshore (N)5.1 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)5.8 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.2 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NW)6.1 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW)5.5 ft
12 pmnow9–10 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 184.4 ft
1 pm8–9 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 223.1 ft
2 pm7–9 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 211.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 230.6 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21-0.1 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18-0.2 ft
6 pm7–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.9 ft
7 am5–7 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.6 ft
8 am5–6 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N)5.4 ft
9 am5–6 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (N)6.0 ft
10 am5–6 ftGoodcalm6.1 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (WNW)5.8 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 175.0 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 193.8 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 192.4 ft
3 pm6–7 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 191.2 ft
4 pm6–8 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 180.2 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16-0.1 ft

Laguna Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Laguna Creek arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 148 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 148 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
68% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Laguna Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Laguna Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–14 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–10 ft and Good.

Laguna Creek surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–12Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 95–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 105–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 116–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–9Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 138–14Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 146–10Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1510–12Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 163–7Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 173–5Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Laguna Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Laguna Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–12 ftGreat8.2 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 216 am
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGreat4.7 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (N)13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 196 am
Wed, Nov 115–8 ftGreat5.1 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 115 mph onshore (W), gusts 126 am
Thu, Nov 126–8 ftGreat3.8 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 138 mph onshore (SW), gusts 166 am
Fri, Nov 137–9 ftGood6.6 ft · 14 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S)15 mph onshore (SW), gusts 216 am
Sat, Nov 148–14 ftGreat6.9 ft · 15 s · WSW4 mph cross-shore (NNW)9 mph onshore (WSW)10 am
Sun, Nov 156–10 ftGood5.9 ft · 17 s · W7 mph onshore (SSW)7 mph onshore (W)10 am
Mon, Nov 1610–12 ftGreat6.9 ft · 15 s · W13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1819 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 297 am
Tue, Nov 173–7 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1816 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 183–5 ftFair—8 mph cross-shore (WNW)15 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Laguna Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Laguna Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Laguna Creek today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:13 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:18 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Laguna Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.4 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft9:18 amLow -0.2 ft4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft11:26 pmLow 3.0 ft3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft9:50 amLow -0.2 ft5:18 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:15 amLow 3.2 ft4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft10:22 amLow 0.0 ft6:01 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:15 am
Tide height at Laguna Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Laguna Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:18 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.2 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:12 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Laguna Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Laguna Creek is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 67 to 69 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°F now

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 Laguna Creek

Spots near Laguna Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Laguna CreekShark Fin CoveFour Mile BeachDavenportThree Mile BeachDavenport LandingScott Creek - Beach

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About Laguna Creek

Laguna Creek is a reef break in Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest. Also called Laguna Creek Beach and Red White and Blue.

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