Santa Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peniche, Portugal)

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Santa Cruz Surf Guide

Santa Cruz in Peniche is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working.

Santa Cruz Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Cruz:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Cruz occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Santa Cruz (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Santa Cruz with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in December while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Cruz Location Map

Interactive Santa Cruz surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Santa Cruz is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Santa Cruz is Talavera La Real (Badajoz) Airport (BJZ) in Spain, 223 km (139 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Santa Cruz Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:19 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Santa Cruz look like?

Latest photos from Santa Cruz. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Blas Bocardo Credit: Simão Guimarães

Tides at Santa Cruz

Current tide and informaton

For Silveira, 4 km from Santa Cruz.

Next High Water: 05:26am | 2.41m

Next Low Water: 11:16pm | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Santa Cruz Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Santa Cruz is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.