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Santa Cruz surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 600 | 778 | 805 | 880 | 1141 | 1064 | 869 | 466 | 371 | 350 | 256 | 217 | 230 | 250 | 286 | 262 | 371 | 393 | 561 | 573 | 569 | 552 | 659 | 528 | 325 | 403 | 407 | 544 | 462 | 389 | 352 | 302 | 100 | 98 | 101 | 194 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 80 | 110 | 81 | 57 | 64 | 104 | 77 | 75 | 94 | 193 | 138 | 135 | 130 | 231 | 322 | 408 | 428 | 450 | 536 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 3.00 | 5:57AM 2.71 | 6:15PM 2.82 | 6:52AM 2.45 | 7:12PM 2.61 | 7:55AM 2.21 | 8:18PM 2.42 | 9:11AM 2.05 | 9:36PM 2.30 | 10:34AM 2.02 | 10:54PM 2.29 | 11:44AM 2.09 | 11:58PM 2.34 | 12:37PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 0.13 | 11:41PM 0.09 | 11:57AM 0.36 | 12:35AM 0.31 | 12:48PM 0.59 | 1:37AM 0.54 | 1:49PM 0.81 | 2:53AM 0.72 | 3:06PM 0.95 | 4:18AM 0.79 | 4:32PM 0.97 | 5:32AM 0.76 | 5:44PM 0.90 | 6:28AM 0.68 | 6:38PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
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