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Regional Forecast

Chris Borg
Santa Cruz Surf Forecast

Today

Fun surf as the next pulse of SSW swell builds. Clean AM, some crumble in the PM.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Fresh shot of long-period SSW swell fills in, with widespread waist-chest-shoulder high surf at exposures, as best breaks hit head high. Draining negative low tide early AM, then favorable incoming tide push rest of the morning. Mid day high tide for more sluggish waves at tide sensitive breaks. Light SSW wind.

NW windswell wrap in the mix, mainly misses town spots.

Afternoon Outlook: SSW wind puffs up to low-end moderate onshores mid afternoon, then ease into evening

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