Aptos · Santa Cruz County · California
Seacliff State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Aptos, CA
Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 5 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 3.9 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 3 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.9 ft · 14 s · WSW
- Wind
- 3 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- -0.2 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
Seacliff State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Seacliff State Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising 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 Seacliff State Beach: 4 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 3 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 9 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | -0.2 ft |
Seacliff State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 pm, sets at Seacliff State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 5.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 39 s
- Lulls
- about 209 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 34% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Seacliff State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Seacliff State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–11 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–7 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Seacliff 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 | 4–7 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 15 s · SW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 9 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 13 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 9 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–5 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–7 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 14 mph onshore (SW), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–11 ft | Great | 9.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–7 ft | Great | 7.4 ft · 16 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7–9 ft | Great | 7.7 ft · 18 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–4 ft | Good | — | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Seacliff State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Seacliff State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Seacliff State Beach 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 5 pm the tide is -0.2 ft and rising.
Seacliff State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 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 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 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 12 | High 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 13 | High 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 14 | High 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 15 | High 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 16 | High 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 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Seacliff State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Seacliff State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 70°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 Seacliff State Beach
- Rio Del Mar0.8 mi ESE · 4–5 ft · Great
- Beer Can Beach1.6 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Seascape2.0 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Capitola Jetty / Rivermouth2.1 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Privates2.5 mi W · 3 ft · Good
- The Hook2.8 mi WSW · 5–6 ft · Good
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About Seacliff State Beach
Seacliff State Beach is a beach break in Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Cement Ship and SS Palo Alto.
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