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Santa Cruz County Surf Report

Santa Cruz County surf at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 1–7 ft across 36 spots. Best right now: Shark Fin Cove, 4–5 ft and Great, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F; a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion.

Updated 8 am PST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 1–7 ft
Best now: Shark Fin CoveGreat
Water: 67°F

36 spots right now: 10 Great · 19 Good · 3 Fair · 1 Poor to Fair · 3 Poor

Davenport Capitola Aptos Santa Cruz La Selva Beach Watsonville

36 spots by rating at 8 am PST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Santa Cruz County surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 30 ft.

Davenport
6 spots · 4–7 ft now
Best now: Shark Fin Cove Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 7 ft
Capitola
2 spots · 1–2 ft now
Best now: Capitola Jetty / Rivermouth Good
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 5 ft
Aptos
4 spots · 3–4 ft now
Best now: Rio Del Mar Great
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 14 ft
Santa Cruz
20 spots · 1–6 ft now
Best now: Its Beach Great
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 14 ft
La Selva Beach
2 spots · 4–5 ft now
Best now: La Selva Beach Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 5 ft
Watsonville
2 spots · 5–6 ft now
Best now: Sunset State Beach Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 6 ft

Best surf in Santa Cruz County right now

Shark Fin CoveGreat4–5 ft · calm
Rio Del MarGreat3 ft · calm
Waddell CreekGreat6–7 ft · 4 mph cross-shore (NNW)
Scott Creek - BeachGreat5–6 ft · calm
Sunset State BeachGreat5–6 ft · calm

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Santa Cruz County surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Santa Cruz County spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	6–7 ft	Waddell Creek	Shark Fin Cove Great
Tomorrow	6–7 ft	Scott Creek - Reef	Shark Fin Cove Great
Thu, Nov 12	8–9 ft	Sunset State Beach	Cowells Cove Good
Fri, Nov 13	8–9 ft	Steamer Lane	26th Avenue Poor
Sat, Nov 14	15–18 ft	Manresa State Beach	Cowells Cove Great
Sun, Nov 15	9–10 ft	Sunset State Beach	Rio Del Mar Good
Mon, Nov 16	15–17 ft	Manresa State Beach	Cowells Cove Great
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 36 Santa Cruz County spots today

Every Santa Cruz County spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 30 ft).
Spot and wind	Now	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Davenport Davenport surf report
Shark Fin Covecalm	Great4–5 ft
Waddell Creek4 mph cross-shore (NNW)	Great6–7 ft
Scott Creek - Beachcalm	Great5–6 ft
Davenportcalm	Great5–6 ft
Scott Creek - Reefcalm	Good6–7 ft
Davenport Landingcalm	Good5–6 ft
Capitola Capitola surf report
Capitola Jetty / Rivermouthcalm	Good2 ft
Privatescalm	Fair1–2 ft
Aptos Aptos surf report
Rio Del Marcalm	Great3 ft
Seacliff State Beachcalm	Great3 ft
Beer Can Beachcalm	Great3–4 ft
Seascapecalm	Good4 ft
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz surf report
Its Beachcalm	Great4–5 ft
38th Ave (Pleasure Point)calm	Great3 ft
Laguna Creekcalm	Good5–6 ft
Pleasure Point - Second Peakcalm	Good3–4 ft
Stockton Avenuecalm	Good2–3 ft
Pleasure Point - First Peakcalm	Good3–4 ft
26th Avenuecalm	Good3–4 ft
Rockview Streetcalm	Good4–5 ft
Cowells Covecalm	Good1–2 ft
Pleasure Pointcalm	Good3–4 ft
Three Mile Beachcalm	Good3 ft
The Hookcalm	Good3–4 ft
Pleasure Point - Sewer Peakcalm	Good3–4 ft
San Lorenzo Rivermouthcalm	Good2–3 ft
Santa Cruz Harbourcalm	Fair3 ft
Four Mile Beachcalm	Fair3–4 ft
Steamer Lanecalm	Poor to Fair3 ft
Swift Streetcalm	Poor3–4 ft
Natural Bridges State Beachcalm	Poor2–3 ft
Mitchell's Covecalm	Poor2 ft
La Selva Beach La Selva Beach surf report
La Selva Beachcalm	Good4–5 ft
Manresa State Beachcalm	Good4–5 ft
Watsonville Watsonville surf report
Sunset State Beachcalm	Great5–6 ft
Palm Beachcalm	Good5–6 ft

Tides today in Santa Cruz County

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Santa Cruz Harbour in Santa Cruz: low 3.0 ft at 3:43 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:50 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Santa Cruz County.

Tide charts for each town: Davenport · Capitola · Aptos · Santa Cruz · La Selva Beach · Watsonville

Santa Cruz County water temperature

Water across Santa Cruz County is about 67°F on Tue, Nov 10; a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion.

Davenport67°F · 3/2
Capitola67°F · 3/2
Aptos67°F · 3/2
Santa Cruz67°F · 3/2
La Selva Beach67°F · 3/2
Watsonville67°F · 3/2

Nearby areas in California

San Francisco & San Mateo
21 spots · 3–10 ft now
Best now: Ano Nuevo Great
Best day: Wed, Nov 11, Great, up to 11 ft
Monterey & Big Sur
20 spots · 1–11 ft now
Best now: Andrew Molera State Park Great
Best day: Sat, Nov 14, Great, up to 20 ft

All California surf reports

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