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Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Report, Santa Cruz, CA
Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 11 am PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 4 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.
7–8 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 5.9 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 4 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
Natural Bridges State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Natural Bridges State Beach: 10 am, Great, 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 Natural Bridges State Beach: 1 pm, Good, on a falling mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 6–8 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 amnow | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (N), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | -0.1 ft |
Natural Bridges State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Natural Bridges State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 8.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 192 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 48% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Natural Bridges State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Natural Bridges State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–7 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Natural Bridges State Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–8 ft | Great | 6.5 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 3.7 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 4.0 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 13 | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 9 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 12 | 10 mph onshore (SW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–7 ft | Good | 6.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | 8 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 14 | 15 mph onshore (SW), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–9 ft | Great | 6.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–7 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 13 s · SW | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–7 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 9 mph offshore (N), gusts 15 | 13 mph offshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Natural Bridges State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Natural Bridges State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Natural Bridges State Beach 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 11 am the tide is 5.5 ft and falling.
Natural Bridges State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 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 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 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 12 | High 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 13 | High 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 14 | High 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 15 | High 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 16 | High 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 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Natural Bridges State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Natural Bridges State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°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 Natural Bridges State Beach
- Stockton Avenue0.5 mi E · 8–9 ft · Poor
- Swift Street0.7 mi E · 4–5 ft · Poor to Fair
- Mitchell's Cove1.1 mi E · 3–4 ft · Good
- Its Beach1.8 mi E · 6–8 ft · Great
- Steamer Lane2.1 mi E · 7–8 ft · Great
- Cowells Cove2.3 mi ENE · 3–4 ft · Great
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About Natural Bridges State Beach
Natural Bridges State Beach is a reef break in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south. Also called West Cliff and Natural Bridges.
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