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The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

The ocean perked up Tuesday as the first northwest groundswell of the fall came to town, turning on spots all across Santa Cruz. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)