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26th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA

5.5ft
swell
VERY GOOD
9s period
☀️Clear Sky
51°Fair
65°Fwater
5 km/hNE
offshore Hs6.5ft
Swell Period9s
Swell DirWNW
Wind5 km/h
Wind Gust5 km/h
UV Index4

Swell

Primary

5.5ft9sfrom WNW 287°
NESW

Wind

5km/h

NE39°

Gusts5 km/h
ConditionsGlassy

Conditions

Water
65°F
🌡Air
51°F
UV Index
4 Moderate
Visibility
29 km

Sky

☀️

Clear Sky

Gusts
5 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

☁️
★★★★

2.5–6.5ft

WNW
73°F49°F
↑9

Tomorrow

☁️
★★★★

2.5–6.5ft

WNW
73°F52°F
↑15

Sun

☁️
★★★★

3–8ft

WNW
74°F60°F
↑9

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

26th Avenue Surf Report

Santa Cruz, CA · 36.9570°, -121.9820°

Also known as: 26th Ave

26th Avenue (Santa Cruz, CA) is a reef break. It has both lefts and rights. In our swell history, its best months are Dec & Jan. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Dec & Jan

Best time to surf 26th Avenue: seasonal wave data

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