Check the Beach

Seabright Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Seabright Beach 1 photo

  • Located at the northern end of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz Harbour is a haven for fishing craft and vessels. A harbor light, located at the west jetty, has marked its entrance for forty years. The origin

    Located at the northern end of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz Harbour is a haven for fishing craft and vessels. A harbor light, located at the west jetty, has marked its entrance for forty years. The origin. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow 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
14°C57°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am64
4.7Fair9 am53
4.7Fair10 am117
4.5Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm75
4.3Fair1 pm53
3.9Poor2 pm106
2.2Poor3 pm85
4.3Fair4 pm75
4.4Fair5 pm21
5.8Good6 pm53
Fri
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
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 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 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

  • LifeguardStation 80 m260 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink24 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 miMurray Street & Seabright Avenue
Nearest town
980 m0.6 miTwin Lakes (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Seabright Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • 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%