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Shacks surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 03 Mar 2025 PSTForecast 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 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1259 | 931 | 781 | 589 | 497 | 320 | 259 | 210 | 119 | 345 | 332 | 441 | 320 | 268 | 811 | 329 | 892 | 861 | 800 | 874 | 1091 | 3234 | 2091 | 1864 | 1544 | 1259 | 681 | 1090 | 1121 | 966 | 984 | 1355 | 1186 | 572 | 541 | 408 | 339 | 326 | 327 | 862 | 898 | 898 | 886 | 838 | 920 | 880 | 633 | 1165 | 1315 | 1422 | 1063 | 1007 | 994 | 980 | 1047 | 2064 | 1609 | 1400 | 1249 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 2.15 | 2:26PM 1.51 | 1:49AM 2.13 | 4:07PM 1.42 | 2:47AM 2.08 | 5:57PM 1.43 | 3:59AM 2.03 | 7:16PM 1.51 | 5:15AM 2.02 | 8:06PM 1.58 | 6:24AM 2.03 | 8:43PM 1.65 | 7:22AM 2.05 | 9:13PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM 0.84 | 8:06AM 0.43 | 7:18PM 1.03 | 9:20AM 0.41 | 8:10PM 1.19 | 10:40AM 0.39 | 9:28PM 1.31 | 11:56AM 0.35 | 11:06PM 1.33 | 12:59PM 0.30 | 12:28AM 1.27 | 1:51PM 0.28 | 1:29AM 1.18 | 2:33PM 0.28 | 2:17AM 1.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 03 | Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tue 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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