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Shacks surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shacks sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shacks today?
The current surf forecast for Shacks at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Shacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 421 | 416 | 411 | 320 | 340 | 333 | 284 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 237 | 222 | 212 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 128 | 126 | 173 | 148 | 214 | 332 | 332 | 325 | 225 | 222 | 273 | 352 | 731 | 1254 | 1482 | 1567 | 1591 | 1626 | 1758 | 2696 | 1724 | 2032 | 2295 | 3630 | 3171 | 1503 | 1207 | 1003 | 853 | 690 | 676 | 586 | 586 | 527 | 491 | 437 | 378 | 299 | 332 | 295 | 218 | 222 | 217 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:04AM 2.38 | 2:35PM 1.62 | 12:54AM 2.28 | 3:50PM 1.60 | 1:50AM 2.14 | 5:05PM 1.62 | 2:55AM 1.98 | 6:09PM 1.67 | 4:11AM 1.83 | 6:58PM 1.74 | 5:30AM 1.72 | 7:36PM 1.81 | 6:45AM 1.65 | 8:07PM 1.87 | 7:51AM 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35AM -0.03 | 6:46PM 1.27 | 8:35AM 0.05 | 7:49PM 1.35 | 9:38AM 0.16 | 9:11PM 1.38 | 10:41AM 0.28 | 10:47PM 1.35 | 11:41AM 0.38 | 12:16AM 1.25 | 12:34PM 0.49 | 1:25AM 1.10 | 1:18PM 0.59 | 2:18AM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
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