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Santa Cruz surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 WEST
How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 200 | 504 | 511 | 488 | 439 | 462 | 415 | 361 | 310 | 267 | 231 | 256 | 235 | 231 | 210 | 158 | 143 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 99 | 227 | 296 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM 2.29 | 1:26PM 2.61 | 1:58AM 2.46 | 2:10PM 2.78 | 2:36AM 2.60 | 2:47PM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 0.67 | 7:51PM 0.41 | 7:58AM 0.49 | 8:30PM 0.26 | 8:36AM 0.34 | 9:03PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Peniche
Continuing clean conditions at Santa Cruz (calm at Ventosa wx 9 km from Santa Cruz). 1.3m 12s groundswell from the NW with a 0.5m 9s swell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 0 min ago
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