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Shacks surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 04 Apr 2025 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shacks sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shacks today?
The current surf forecast for Shacks at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Shacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 183 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 95 | 101 | 80 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 68 | 58 | 125 | 125 | 233 | 257 | 1446 | 3119 | 3513 | 3463 | 3430 | 3098 | 2753 | 2372 | 2127 | 1948 | 1948 | 1728 | 1704 | 1505 | 1400 | 1229 | 1089 | 1089 | 1110 | 960 | 828 | 803 | 754 | 624 | 530 | 454 | 512 | 401 | 373 | 366 | 359 | 302 | 296 | 279 | 565 | 338 | 360 | 922 | 538 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 2.03 | 6:47PM 1.56 | 4:36AM 1.93 | 7:46PM 1.63 | 5:58AM 1.87 | 8:27PM 1.70 | 7:10AM 1.85 | 9:00PM 1.77 | 8:09AM 1.83 | 9:26PM 1.83 | 9:01AM 1.82 | 9:49PM 1.88 | 9:47AM 1.79 | 10:11PM 1.94 | 10:32AM 1.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 0.31 | 10:44PM 1.38 | 12:24PM 0.35 | 12:22AM 1.32 | 1:24PM 0.38 | 1:35AM 1.20 | 2:12PM 0.42 | 2:30AM 1.06 | 2:51PM 0.48 | 3:14AM 0.92 | 3:24PM 0.56 | 3:53AM 0.78 | 3:54PM 0.66 | 4:29AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
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