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Pleasure Point - Second Peak Surf Report, Santa Cruz, CA

Pleasure Point - Second Peak, Santa Cruz, California: 6–7 ft, overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 5.3 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with calm wind. 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

6–7 ft

overhead · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the southwest; wind from the south-southeast at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:13 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
5.3 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
4.4 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
69°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm

Pleasure Point - Second Peak surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pleasure Point - Second Peak: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pleasure Point - Second Peak today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1376–7 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Great2 pm: Great3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pleasure Point - Second Peak tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1374–5 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Pleasure Point - Second Peak: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5 ftGreatcalm4.2 ft
7 am5–6 ftGreatcalm5.1 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreatcalm5.8 ft
9 am6–7 ftGreatcalm6.2 ft
10 am6–7 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
11 am6–7 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
12 pmnow5–6 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 104.4 ft
1 pm5–6 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 123.1 ft
2 pm5 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (WNW)1.7 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NW)0.6 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGreat5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 11-0.0 ft
5 pm4–5 ftGreat6 mph offshore (N), gusts 11-0.2 ft
6 pm4–5 ftGreat5 mph offshore (N), gusts 100.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3–4 ftGoodcalm3.9 ft
7 am3–4 ftGoodcalm4.6 ft
8 am4 ftGreatcalm5.4 ft
9 am4 ftGreatcalm6.0 ft
10 am4 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
11 am4–5 ftGreatcalm5.8 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (WSW)4.9 ft
1 pm3–4 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 123.8 ft
2 pm3 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 122.4 ft
3 pm3 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 111.2 ft
4 pm3 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (WNW)0.3 ft
5 pm3 ftGood4 mph offshore (NNW)-0.2 ft

Pleasure Point - Second Peak waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Pleasure Point - Second Peak 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 7.2 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
46% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pleasure Point - Second Peak surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pleasure Point - Second Peak: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–8 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–8 ft and Epic.

Pleasure Point - Second Peak 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 weekend3694–7Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 93–5Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 102–5Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 112–5Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 124–6Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 134–8Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 142–8Sun, Nov 15: EpicSunNov 154–5Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 161–3Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 171–3Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pleasure Point - Second Peak 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
Pleasure Point - Second Peak 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–7 ftGreat5.8 ft · 15 s · SWcalm5 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 am
Tue, Nov 103–5 ftGreat3.3 ft · 13 s · SWcalm6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 1211 am
Wed, Nov 112–5 ftGreat3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 124 mph cross-shore (SW)8 am
Thu, Nov 122–5 ftGood3.5 ft · 14 s · WSW4 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 99 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 225 pm
Fri, Nov 134–6 ftGood6.4 ft · 14 s · WSW6 mph onshore (SE), gusts 1113 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 266 am
Sat, Nov 144–8 ftGreat7.2 ft · 15 s · WSW5 mph offshore (N), gusts 105 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 107 am
Sun, Nov 152–8 ftEpic6.4 ft · 17 s · WSWcalm5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 111 pm
Mon, Nov 164–5 ftGreat6.7 ft · 15 s · WSW6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1212 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2510 am
Tue, Nov 171–3 ftGood—7 mph offshore (N), gusts 1210 mph offshore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 181–3 ftGood—calm9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 144 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pleasure Point - Second Peak are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pleasure Point - Second Peak tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pleasure Point - Second Peak today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:17 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 Pleasure Point - Second Peak, 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 ft3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft9:17 amLow -0.2 ft4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft11:26 pmLow 3.0 ft3:44 amHigh 6.1 ft9:49 amLow -0.2 ft5:17 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:12 amLow 3.2 ft4:11 amHigh 6.0 ft10:23 amLow 0.0 ft6 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:13 am
Tide height at Pleasure Point - Second Peak, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pleasure Point - Second Peak tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:12 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:11 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.0 ft at 6 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:44 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:55 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:21 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:32 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.2 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:09 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.3 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:03 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:13 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:07 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:10 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.5 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:52 am

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

Pleasure Point - Second Peak water temperature

The water temperature at Pleasure Point - Second Peak is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 2 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 69°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 66 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.

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About Pleasure Point - Second Peak

Pleasure Point - Second Peak is a reef break in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south. Also called 2nd Peak and East Cliff.

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