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Santa Cruz surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 10 Apr 2025 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Cruz sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 547 | 529 | 418 | 403 | 338 | 338 | 281 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 194 | 200 | 167 | 176 | 173 | 131 | 128 | 109 | 83 | 60 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 77 | 160 | 221 | 246 | 315 | 386 | 374 | 273 | 268 | 309 | 396 | 416 | 520 | 960 | 855 | 721 | 715 | 475 | 1074 | 348 | 428 | 1145 | 1222 | 1133 | 1238 | 1559 | 1676 | 1797 | 1791 | 1765 | 1639 | 1507 | 1351 | 1181 | 1334 | 1428 | 1510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:07AM 2.65 | 2:31PM 2.54 | 2:41AM 2.74 | 3:01PM 2.65 | 3:12AM 2.79 | 3:30PM 2.73 | 3:42AM 2.80 | 3:58PM 2.77 | 4:12AM 2.76 | 4:27PM 2.75 | 4:42AM 2.68 | 4:56PM 2.69 | 5:13AM 2.55 | 5:26PM 2.60 | 5:45AM 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 0.37 | 8:31PM 0.44 | 8:53AM 0.28 | 9:02PM 0.34 | 9:21AM 0.24 | 9:32PM 0.27 | 9:48AM 0.23 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:16AM 0.27 | 10:32PM 0.29 | 10:44AM 0.36 | 11:03PM 0.37 | 11:13AM 0.47 | 11:35PM 0.50 | 11:44AM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
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