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Fishing Forecast for Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Ca, Usa
77 BELOW AVERAGE

It's a BELOW AVERAGE day for fishing.

Below average, but still fishable

Conditions

Monday, April 13

Weather

Patchy Light Rain

Water Temp

61.2°F

Wind

6 mph

AM
3
PM
10

Pressure

30.09 in

Swell Height

5.2 ft

Swell Period

10.2 sec

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Daylight Hours

6:36 AM - 7:42 PM

Data from NOAA, NWS, and local buoy stations
Live data

Tides

NOAA Station: Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay (9413745)

Best Fishing Window 5:50am — 9:50am
Sunrise 6:36am
Sunset 7:42pm

7-Day Fishing Outlook

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Day
Score
Weather
Wind
Swell
Wave Power
Pressure
Water
Moon
Mon Monday
APR 13
77
weather
6 mph
AM: 3
PM: 10
5.2 ft
10.2s
510 kJ
Caution
30.09 in
61.2°F
Waning Crescent
Tue Tuesday
APR 14
79
weather
8 mph
AM: 4
PM: 11
4.7 ft
11.6s
532 kJ
Caution
30.18 in
60.8°F
Waning Crescent
Wed Wednesday
APR 15
83
weather
7 mph
AM: 3
PM: 10
3.7 ft
12.7s
404 kJ
Good
30.09 in
60.5°F
Waning Crescent
Thu Thursday
APR 16
68
weather
8 mph
AM: 5
PM: 10
5.5 ft
13.2s
954 kJ
Extra Caution
30.06 in
60.8°F
Waning Crescent
Fri Friday
APR 17
80
weather
6 mph
AM: 6
PM: 6
4.7 ft
10.3s
420 kJ
Good
30.06 in
60.7°F
New Moon
Sat Saturday
APR 18
88
weather
3 mph
AM: 3
PM: 4
3.1 ft
10.0s
177 kJ
Good
30.0 in
60.6°F
Waxing Crescent
Sun Sunday
APR 19
81
weather
4 mph
AM: 3
PM: 6
4.3 ft
11.7s
461 kJ
Good
29.88 in
60.6°F
Waxing Crescent