Surf forecast · United States · Northern California
Surf forecast Pleasure Point today
Waves, swell and wind at Pleasure Point (Northern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small light wind. The swell comes from behind this beach, so the surf is smaller than the open-sea numbers.
Pleasure Point surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 18:00–19:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 6–9 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 4–5 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑W | 9–9 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 15–18 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2–13 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 7–11 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 8–9 km/h ↑W light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 10:00–13:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 3–2 km/h ↑SE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 6–5 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 14–9 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 18:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Pleasure Point
Open the waves map centred on Pleasure Point
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Pleasure Point
Water temperature in Santa Cruz · Tides in Santa Cruz · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Pleasure Point today?
- Small: waves 1.0 m at 10 s from W, swell 0.9 m · 7 s WNW (Sat 18:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Pleasure Point?
- Wind 6 km/h from WSW: light wind for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Pleasure Point today?
- 18:00–19:00 (small, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Pleasure Point?
- 18.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Steamer Lane 5 km · Mavericks 79 km · Pacifica Linda Mar 88 km · Ocean Beach San Francisco 104 km · Morro Bay 200 km · Pismo Beach 233 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Pleasure Point, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.