Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County · California
The Hook Surf Report & Forecast, 41st Ave, California
The Hook, 41st Ave, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.4 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.4 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.1 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
The Hook surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at The Hook: 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 The Hook: 3 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 9 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 9 | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | -0.2 ft |
The Hook waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at The Hook arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 167 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
The Hook surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at The Hook: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–8 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for The Hook 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 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.6 ft · 15 s · SW | calm | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 9 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 13 s · SW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–7 ft | Good | 3.5 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–8 ft | Fair | 6.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 8 mph onshore (SSE) | 16 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10–13 ft | Good | 9.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–8 ft | Great | 7.3 ft · 16 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–11 ft | Good | 7.5 ft · 18 s · WSW | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 21 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–5 ft | Good | — | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for The Hook are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
The Hook tide chart and tide times
Tides at The Hook today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:19 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:25 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 2.1 ft and rising.
The Hook tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:19 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:25 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 3.1 ft at 4:12 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:43 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:16 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:13 amHigh 5.6 ft at 12:15 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:20 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:31 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:07 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:03 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:21 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:07 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5:35 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
The Hook water temperature
The water temperature at The Hook is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 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 The Hook
- 38th Ave (Pleasure Point)0.2 mi SW · 3 ft · Good
- Pleasure Point - Second Peak0.4 mi SW · 5 ft · Great
- Privates0.4 mi NE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Pleasure Point - First Peak0.5 mi SW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Pleasure Point0.6 mi SW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Pleasure Point - Sewer Peak0.8 mi SW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About The Hook
The Hook is a point break in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south-southeast. Also called 41st Avenue and East Cliff.
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