Natural Bridges 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz County, California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sun, Aug 9: 2–4ft, 16s period, rated Fair. Skip the dawn patrol — 2-4ft and fair early on. Things come together by the afternoon with 2-4ft at poor.
Mon, Aug 10: 2–3+ft, 9s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3+ft on WNW swell at 9s with glassy conditions. Onshore flow builds through the day to 8mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.
Tue, Aug 11: 2–3ft, 9s period, rated Fair. Expect 2-3ft all day on WNW swell at 9s with barely a breath of wind — nothing amazing but surfable. Expect the wind to bump up to around 6mph by PM.
Wed, Aug 12: 2–3ft, 9s period, rated Poor - Fair. Afternoon is the play — morning is only poor - fair at 2-3ft. Things come together by the afternoon with 2-3ft at poor - fair.
Thu, Aug 13: 2–3ft, 9s period, rated Poor - Fair. Early morning is your best window — 2-3ft waves on WNW swell at 9s with light S winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 8mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.