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41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) today?
The current surf forecast for 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 2511 | 2330 | 1832 | 1544 | 5631 | 6061 | 5426 | 3775 | 2335 | 1662 | 1415 | 1219 | 889 | 603 | 477 | 359 | 308 | 262 | 232 | 226 | 179 | 148 | 148 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 1.76 | 2:01PM 1.57 | 3:55AM 1.86 | 3:30PM 1.42 | 4:31AM 1.98 | 5:13PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02AM 1.20 | 8:46PM 0.63 | 10:24AM 1.02 | 9:27PM 0.78 | 11:36AM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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