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Santa Cruz surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 CSTForecast 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Cruz today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Cruz at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Santa Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
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 kJ (?) | 112 | 107 | 85 | 55 | 54 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 117 | 90 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:23AM 1.54 | 10:16PM 1.69 | 11:02AM 1.40 | 10:39PM 1.68 | 11:43AM 1.23 | 11:02PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:11PM 0.44 | 4:48AM 0.19 | 4:32PM 0.57 | 5:27AM 0.23 | 4:47PM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
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