Santa Cruz surf break

Santa Cruz surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 WET
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Santa Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Cruz sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 9PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (04 Nov)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
W
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1616161515141499101313131313131212121112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220325063020279520102061178518952386366383621110312521114428389646750554035308219312427198519091747
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
50
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
3.04
1:46AM
3.03
2:05PM
3.12
2:29AM
3.13
2:52PM
3.10
3:13AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
-0.06
7:53AM
-0.04
8:15PM
-0.10
8:38AM
-0.11
8:59PM
-0.05
9:25AM
-0.09
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---177332221231-------16
Temp. °C212120201919191816161616161617171716171717171718
Feels °C (?)1615131315151311888891011111313151414131418
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