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Pleasure Point-Second Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pleasure Point-Second Peak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pleasure Point-Second Peak sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pleasure Point-Second Peak today?
The current surf forecast for Pleasure Point-Second Peak at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pleasure Point-Second Peak. (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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 36 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 870 | 956 | 841 | 827 | 722 | 726 | 638 | 722 | 698 | 615 | 546 | 520 | 418 | 344 | 229 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:41PM 1.43 | 7:15AM 2.09 | 9:32PM 1.48 | 7:48AM 2.12 | 10:16PM 1.51 | 8:22AM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:52AM 1.17 | 2:45PM 0.36 | 1:32AM 1.23 | 3:21PM 0.27 | 2:12AM 1.27 | 3:57PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
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