Manresa Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
1KTSSSW
1kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
59°F
3/2mm wetsuit
Santa Cruz Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Solid surf peaks late and into Wed as great direction SW swell fills in further. Light AM wind.
Dawn to 10am: A sizeable/strong storm last week near New Zealand sent up a powerful, optimally angled SW swell which is a great direction for Santa Cruz. It will fill in on top of older but still sizey SSW swell and the overlapping swells will deliver plenty of waves. Good spots see consistent shoulder-head high surf, while best southerly exposures are several feet+ overhead. Very light S winds.
Afternoon Outlook: Waves top out as swell peaks. Light+ SSW winds for textured conditions.
Manresa Surf Forecast
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Manresa Surf Guide
A beachbreak that catches a lot of swell, Manresa is a standby spot year-round, as it faces west and is out of the shadow of Santa Cruz. Manresa can be overhead when the rest of Santa Cruz is flat, and it can be triple-overhead and almost impossible to surf on bigger swells during the winter. After Manresa Beach, you enter the Fertile Crescent of Monterey Bay.Between Manresa and Moss Landing, you'll find mile after empty mile of open, lonely beachbreaks, just waiting to be explored. Th... Read more