Northern Santa Cruz
15 of 15 beaches scored, 0 good now
6.4GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Flamingo, 6.7
- Water
- 30°C87°F
- Wind
- 9 km/h5 mph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
Flamingo, Santa CruzSanta Cruz beaches
Which Santa Cruz beach is best right now? 23 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches23
- Good later0 of 23
- Water30 to 31°C87°F
- Best laterFlamingo6.7Goodlater
Updated 12:21 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
5 beaches score 6.7 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.
16.7GoodlaterFlamingo
Santa Cruz
Dark there now. Best 6 am later- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 12 pm, 6.5- 31°C87°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one26.7Goodlater
Playa Dantita
Santa Cruz
Dark there now. Best 6 am later- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 12 pm, 6.5 - 31°C87°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one36.7Goodlater
Playa Pan de Azucar
Santa Cruz
Dark there now. Best 6 am later- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 12 pm, 6.5
Santa Cruz today
It is dark across Santa Cruz right now: 0 of 23 scored beaches look good later, water is 30 to 31°C87°F. Read at 12:21 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
Southern Santa Cruz
8 of 8 beaches scored, 0 good now
6.1GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Playa Agujas, 6.2
- Water
- 30°C87°F
- Wind
- 5 km/h3 mph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
Best hours
The best hour left today is 8 am (6.4); the weakest is 4 pm (3.7).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 11 am.
Santa Cruz tomorrow: the best hour is 8 am (6.4) and the weakest is 2 pm (3.7).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
All Santa Cruz beaches
Every Santa Cruz beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.
6.7GoodlaterFlamingo
Santa Cruz
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 31°C87°FNo photo yet6.7Goodlater
Playa Dantita
Santa Cruz
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 31°C87°FNo photo yet6.7Goodlater
Playa Pan de Azucar
Santa Cruz
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 31°C87°FNo photo yet6.7Goodlater
Playa Potrero
Santa Cruz
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 31°C87°FNo photo yet6.7Goodlater
Playa Prieta
Santa Cruz
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Cabuya
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Honda
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Nombre de Jesús
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Pedregosa
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Real
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.3GoodlaterPlaya Ventanas
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Zapotillal (Mina)
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.3GoodlaterPlaya Avellanas
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind9 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- Paid parking
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.3Goodlater
Playa Bajo Grande
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind9 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 6.3Goodlater
Playa Róbalo
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind9 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.2GoodlaterPlaya Agujas
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind4 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.2Goodlater
Playa Agujas Norte
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind4 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.2Goodlater
Playa Cuajiniquil
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind4 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.2Goodlater
Playa Frijolar
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind4 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.1GoodlaterPlaya del Ostional
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 31°C87°F water.
- Water31°C87°F
- Air25°C77°F
- Wind3 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.0Goodlater
Playa Lagarto
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air28°C82°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.0Goodlater
Playa Mata Buey
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air28°C82°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 30°C87°FNo photo yet6.0Goodlater
Playa Surco de Piedra
Santa Cruz
1.5 m5 ft waves, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
- Water30°C87°F
- Air28°C82°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Santa Cruz beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Santa Cruz right now?
Flamingo has the top Beach Score later: 6.7 Good, with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Santa Cruz today?
Sea water is 30 to 31°C (87 to 87°F) across the 23 scored beaches. The warmest is Flamingo, at 31°C (87°F).
Where is the sea calmest in Santa Cruz right now?
Flamingo has the smallest waves, at 1.4 m (5 ft) with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. 4 other beaches are level with it.
Which Santa Cruz beaches have lifeguards?
None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Santa Cruz today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 8 am, at 6.4 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 6 am to 11 am. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Santa Cruz?
No live cams are listed for Santa Cruz yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Santa Cruz?
All 23 beaches in our data for Santa Cruz are scored live on this page.
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