Pleasure Point
Santa Cruz, California · United States
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Santa Cruz's neighborhood point — a staircase of easy right-hand walls from 38th Avenue to the Hook that keeps the town's longboarders and shortboarders happily split across a mile of coast.
Today's surf at Pleasure Point
Updated 03:14 spot time
Pleasure Point surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 3.5 ft–4.5 ft head high to overhead, 2 ft WNW swell at 6.95 s. Wind up to 13 mph WNW. Water 62°F. Best surf window around 5:00 PM — good (3.5/5) with 11 mph NW wind.
Tides today: low 5:05 AM (1.2 ft), high 11:14 AM (5.5 ft), low 5:48 PM (0.5 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
S–SW & NW
Best wind
N–NE
Ideal size
3–8 ft
Break type
Point break
Best season
Year-round
Crowd
Very crowded
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. The current pushes against you on the paddle-out, and the take-off zone has a strict local order. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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