Santa Cruz
Wave - Weather Information
Here are some
prediction tools.
We use the same sites to try to predict ocean
swell.
Sometimes, they work well, sometimes they don't. Storm
winds
occurring 1000's of miles out at sea generate the largest
waves here.
However, the largest waves are probably not what most
casual surfers are
interested in (way big). Good Luck!
Here are some of the best
local wave-predicting tools that we know
of.
How are the
WAVES RIGHT NOW ?
Click on Live
Surf
Cam to
see the waves across the street (swell.com).
(The camera provides a continuously-changing 8-view
scan (left-to-right) of Pacific Ocean Horizon, Seal Rock,
The Point, Steamer Lane, Indicators, Cypress Point, Cowells
Beach, etc., with 20-second delay or less).
Surf
panorama at SLUG VIDEO Surf Photo. Slug Video is
down, more than it is up.
SWELL
information RIGHT NOW:
Click on Swell
Model
to view current ocean swell data (CDIP.UCSD).
WAVES in
about 2 HOURS: (and last 24 hour
history)
Click on Wave
Data for
very detailed incoming wave information (N.O.A.A. Buoy 46042
- Monterey).
(Water temp, wave height, wave period, wind speed,
wind direction, etc.)
WAVES during
the NEXT FIVE DAYS:
Click on Wave
Predictor
to view predicted ocean swell over the next 5 days
(Surfcast).
TIDES during
the next 24 HOURS: (SLUG VIDEO is down.)
Click on Tide to see a local
rolling-tide-chart for the next 24 hours (U.C.S.C. - Slug
Video).
(Scroll to the bottom of the page.)
TIDES over
the next MONTH:
Click on the Tide
Table to
see predicted daily local tides (S.C.wharf).
Low tide is always best when surfing at
Cowell's.
WEATHER over
the next 3 days:
Click on infrared Satellite
Photo to see
the storms headed our way (Unisys).
(Enhanced infra-red, one of the best ... cycle the
photos to see jet stream action).
I want a LOT
MORE information:
Click on Goinoff
for many more useful sites.
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