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De Anza Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

De Anza Beach 4 photos

  • 2025-08-11 15 21 54 The beach and the last remaining natural bridge at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-11 15 21 54 The beach and the last remaining natural bridge at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2025-08-11 15 04 12 The beach at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-11 15 04 12 The beach at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2025-08-11 16 34 33 The beach and the last remaining natural bridge at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-11 16 34 33 The beach and the last remaining natural bridge at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Coastline from W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz 2023-07-16

    Coastline from W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz 2023-07-16. The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am85
6.4Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am42
6.1Good11 am53
6.5Good12 pm75
6.8Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm138
7.3Great3 pm85
7.7Great4 pm64
7.7Great5 pm117
7.4Great6 pm117
Sat
6.9Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am64
7.3Great10 am32
7.6Great11 am64
7.9Great12 pm85
8.0Great1 pm85
8.1Great2 pm127
7.9Great3 pm149
7.1Great4 pm159
7.4Great5 pm138
8.1Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms300 m980 ft away
  • Drinking water340 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as paid
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miSanta Cruz (city)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%