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Sunset State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Sunset State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 31 Mar 2025 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunset State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sunset State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sunset State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 409 | 352 | 307 | 710 | 900 | 1102 | 1291 | 1778 | 2013 | 2124 | 2282 | 2779 | 4024 | 2282 | 1931 | 2595 | 1422 | 1448 | 1077 | 957 | 1230 | 1129 | 573 | 435 | 352 | 422 | 315 | 217 | 188 | 146 | 122 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 91 | 75 | 161 | 317 | 377 | 1131 | 3236 | 3883 | 3910 | 3950 | 3545 | 3415 | 3412 | 2249 | 1902 | 2259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50PM 1.39 | 1:13AM 1.81 | 2:56PM 1.29 | 1:56AM 1.78 | 4:12PM 1.22 | 2:47AM 1.70 | 5:37PM 1.19 | 3:47AM 1.59 | 6:58PM 1.23 | 5:00AM 1.50 | 8:01PM 1.29 | 6:19AM 1.44 | 8:50PM 1.36 | 7:35AM 1.41 | 9:30PM 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48PM 0.50 | 7:49AM -0.27 | 7:35PM 0.66 | 8:47AM -0.25 | 8:30PM 0.81 | 9:53AM -0.18 | 9:43PM 0.91 | 11:06AM -0.11 | 11:15PM 0.93 | 12:21PM -0.06 | 12:42AM 0.86 | 1:27PM -0.02 | 1:52AM 0.73 | 2:21PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
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