Shacks surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 05 Jul 2025 PDT
Forecast 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shacks today?

The current surf forecast for Shacks at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
WNW
1.6
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.3
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141414171713131616161416151414141414141414131813171313138888899999910109991010101010101010169
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)45234136250275267456057966210334594764675245425465256185004304034184123683653573253143282531961912202422415623514064134334405381546766705685658549553579622639671677604612590538473352
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
SE
0
NNW
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
2.00
9:48AM
1.40
7:52PM
2.05
10:37AM
1.45
8:31PM
2.11
11:17AM
1.49
9:11PM
2.16
11:54AM
1.52
9:51PM
2.21
12:29PM
1.54
10:30PM
2.23
1:03PM
1.57
11:10PM
2.21
1:36PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.19
2:55AM
0.48
1:22PM
1.26
3:35AM
0.36
2:10PM
1.29
4:14AM
0.27
2:56PM
1.30
4:52AM
0.19
3:39PM
1.30
5:29AM
0.14
4:21PM
1.29
6:06AM
0.12
5:06PM
1.27
6:41AM
0.13
5:56PM
1.25
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset--8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151715111110111415151311111112141415131212121315161615141312141817171613131213161717141312111214151513111111121415151311
Feels °C (?)10111188791111121010111010121214121111111214151514131211131513131312121113151515121312111213141413111110111314141310
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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