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Wind, waves & weather Superforecast Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz

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  • Sunrise
    6:47
  • Sunset
    17:54
  • Local time
     (UTC -8)
  • Elevation
    10 m
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Last update: 13:38 local time
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Feb 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
352° N
7 kts
max 23 kts
0%
9° C
6
41%
1011 hpa
303° wnw
2.9 m
12 s
00:20
1.5 m
01h
356° N
8 kts
max 24 kts
0%
8° C
5
44%
1012 hpa
304° nw
2.8 m
12 s
1.5 m
02h
357° N
9 kts
max 23 kts
0%
7° C
4
47%
1012 hpa
304° nw
2.7 m
12 s
1.3 m
03h
358° N
8 kts
max 19 kts
0%
6° C
3
49%
1013 hpa
304° nw
2.6 m
12 s
1.0 m
04h
1° N
8 kts
max 17 kts
0%
6° C
3
50%
1014 hpa
304° nw
2.5 m
12 s
0.7 m
05h
25° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
5° C
4
50%
1014 hpa
304° nw
2.4 m
12 s
0.4 m
06h
30° NNE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
5° C
4
54%
1015 hpa
304° nw
2.3 m
12 s
06:08
0.3 m
07h
50° NE
1 kts
max 5 kts
0%
5° C
5
58%
1017 hpa
304° nw
2.2 m
12 s
0.4 m
08h
118° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
0%
6° C
6
52%
1017 hpa
302° wnw
2.1 m
12 s
0.6 m
09h
173° S
1 kts
max 8 kts
0%
7° C
8
49%
1017 hpa
300° wnw
2.1 m
13 s
0.9 m
10h
210° SSW
2 kts
max 6 kts
0%
8° C
9
47%
1017 hpa
298° wnw
2.0 m
13 s
1.2 m
11h
198° SSW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
11° C
11
41%
1018 hpa
297° wnw
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
12h
211° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
11
41%
1018 hpa
296° wnw
1.9 m
13 s
12:10
1.5 m
13h
228° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
12° C
12
42%
1018 hpa
296° wnw
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
14h
236° SW
7 kts
max 7 kts
1%
12° C
12
46%
1018 hpa
295° wnw
1.8 m
13 s
1.2 m
15h
233° SW
6 kts
max 8 kts
1%
12° C
12
48%
1018 hpa
295° wnw
1.8 m
13 s
0.9 m
16h
224° SW
4 kts
max 7 kts
0%
12° C
12
50%
1018 hpa
295° wnw
1.7 m
13 s
0.5 m
17h
179° S
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
11° C
11
55%
1018 hpa
294° wnw
1.7 m
13 s
0.2 m
18h
81° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
11° C
11
56%
1018 hpa
293° wnw
1.7 m
13 s
18:29
0.0 m
19h
55° NE
4 kts
max 6 kts
0%
10° C
9
56%
1019 hpa
293° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
0.1 m
20h
35° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
9° C
9
58%
1020 hpa
292° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
0.2 m
21h
4° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
9° C
9
58%
1021 hpa
291° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
0.5 m
22h
348° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
8° C
8
48%
1022 hpa
291° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
0.9 m
23h
7° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
8° C
7
45%
1022 hpa
291° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
1.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Feb 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
30° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
8° C
7
46%
1023 hpa
292° wnw
1.6 m
13 s
1.4 m
01h
56° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
7° C
7
49%
1023 hpa
293° wnw
1.5 m
13 s
01:02
1.5 m
02h
84° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
7° C
7
55%
1024 hpa
294° wnw
1.5 m
13 s
1.5 m
03h
53° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
7° C
7
61%
1024 hpa
295° wnw
1.5 m
12 s
1.2 m
04h
4° N
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
6° C
6
60%
1024 hpa
296° wnw
1.5 m
12 s
0.9 m
05h
14° NNE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
6° C
5
54%
1024 hpa
295° wnw
1.5 m
12 s
0.6 m
06h
347° NNW
2 kts
max 3 kts
0%
6° C
5
55%
1024 hpa
295° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
0.4 m
07h
358° N
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
6° C
5
52%
1025 hpa
295° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
07:12
0.3 m
08h
355° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
6° C
6
50%
1025 hpa
293° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
0.3 m
09h
333° NNW
1 kts
max 1 kts
1%
8° C
10
56%
1025 hpa
291° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
0.5 m
10h
254° WSW
1 kts
max 1 kts
8%
10° C
10
52%
1026 hpa
290° wnw
1.4 m
12 s
0.8 m
11h
247° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
46%
11° C
11
49%
1026 hpa
283° wnw
1.3 m
12 s
1.0 m
12h
237° WSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
8%
12° C
12
52%
1026 hpa
276° w
1.3 m
13 s
1.2 m
13h
222° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
14%
13° C
13
63%
1025 hpa
269° w
1.3 m
13 s
13:12
1.3 m
14h
222° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
54%
12° C
12
66%
1025 hpa
261° w
1.3 m
13 s
1.2 m
15h
222° SW
4 kts
max 4 kts
47%
13° C
13
61%
1024 hpa
253° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
1.1 m
16h
210° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
44%
12° C
12
62%
1024 hpa
245° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
0.8 m
17h
190° S
3 kts
max 3 kts
31%
11° C
11
72%
1023 hpa
247° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
0.6 m
18h
235° SW
2 kts
max 4 kts
14%
11° C
11
79%
1024 hpa
250° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
0.4 m
19h
30° NNE
0 kts
max 2 kts
26%
10° C
12
90%
1024 hpa
253° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
19:11
0.2 m
20h
102° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
11%
9° C
10
92%
1025 hpa
258° wsw
1.2 m
14 s
0.3 m
21h
116° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
29%
9° C
9
94%
1025 hpa
264° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.5 m
22h
99° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
48%
9° C
8
99%
1025 hpa
270° w
1.1 m
13 s
0.7 m
23h
101° E
4 kts
max 6 kts
52%
0.1 mm
8° C
7
99%
1025 hpa
271° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / h)
Air temperature (°C)
Feels like (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
103° ESE
3 kts
max 5 kts
56%
0.1 mm
8° C
7
99%
1025 hpa
272° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.3 m
01h
86° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
61%
7° C
6
99%
1025 hpa
273° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.5 m
02h
82° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
63%
6° C
5
99%
1024 hpa
269° w
1.1 m
13 s
01:48
1.5 m
03h
31° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
61%
6° C
6
99%
1024 hpa
266° w
1.1 m
13 s
1.4 m
04h
26° NNE
2 kts
max 2 kts
55%
6° C
6
98%
1024 hpa
263° w
1.0 m
13 s
1.2 m
05h
80° E
1 kts
max 2 kts
51%
6° C
6
99%
1024 hpa
261° w
1.0 m
13 s
0.9 m
06h
85° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
47%
6° C
5
99%
1023 hpa
259° w
1.0 m
13 s
0.6 m
07h
59° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
46%
5° C
5
99%
1023 hpa
257° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
0.4 m
08h
9° N
1 kts
max 2 kts
40%
5° C
6
97%
1024 hpa
254° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
08:23
0.3 m
09h
284° WNW
2 kts
max 2 kts
52%
6° C
6
93%
1024 hpa
252° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
0.3 m
10h
208° SSW
2 kts
max 2 kts
32%
8° C
9
84%
1023 hpa
250° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
0.4 m
11h
215° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
27%
10° C
10
81%
1023 hpa
246° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
0.6 m
12h
197° SSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
25%
11° C
11
78%
1023 hpa
242° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
0.8 m
13h
197° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
24%
11° C
11
79%
1022 hpa
239° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
1.0 m
14h
215° SW
5 kts
max 5 kts
45%
11° C
11
81%
1021 hpa
244° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
14:27
1.1 m
15h
212° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
65%
12° C
12
73%
1020 hpa
249° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
1.1 m
16h
215° SW
3 kts
max 4 kts
100%
12° C
12
71%
1020 hpa
255° wsw
1.0 m
13 s
1.0 m
17h
203° SSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
100%
11° C
11
75%
1019 hpa
262° w
1.0 m
13 s
0.8 m
18h
136° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
100%
11° C
11
81%
1019 hpa
269° w
0.9 m
12 s
0.6 m
19h
138° SE
2 kts
max 2 kts
62%
10° C
10
87%
1019 hpa
276° w
0.9 m
12 s
0.5 m
20h
110° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
87%
10° C
10
93%
1020 hpa
277° w
0.9 m
12 s
19:57
0.5 m
21h
103° ESE
3 kts
max 3 kts
65%
10° C
10
94%
1020 hpa
279° w
0.9 m
12 s
0.5 m
22h
96° E
3 kts
max 4 kts
60%
9° C
9
99%
1020 hpa
281° w
0.9 m
12 s
0.7 m

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This is the wind, wave and weather Superforecast for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz in California, United States. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing or paragliding.

The Superforecast is based on the newest versions of high resolution weather prediction models. The Superforecast is available for Europe, North America, South Africa, Egypt and the Canary Islands. The horizontal resolution is 5 kilometers. Forecasts are computed 4 times per day. Predictions are available in time steps of 1 hour for up to 3 days into the future. Forecast and Superforecast are based on different physical models and therefore may cause divergent predictions. Due to its higher horizontal resolution the Superforecast should be more accurate, especially for locations with a complex topography and local thermal effects. The arrows point in the direction that the wind is blowing.

Check the Superforecast for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz when you want to find the best last minute travel destination for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacation in United States.

Units We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. Use website settings to switch between units at any time. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour), you can use our wind speed calculator.

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Spotinfo for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz

  • Sunrise
    6:47
  • Sunset
    17:54
  • Local time
     (UTC -8)
  • Elevation
    10 m
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