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Sunset State Beach surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 PDT
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Sunset State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.3 °C max: 14.1 °C min: 11.1 °C)
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Sunset State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset State Beach sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.3 °C max: 14.1 °C min: 11.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Sunset State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset State Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Sunset State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515141414141414131313131312121212131312121212121212111111111111111110101010101111111414141313131212121212127910101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13641312132114961261252225982348211619301725156112178958209761735326431002188171715301002101690787691797110641141114112169727596475323252533883082702294215274394023903783553442783282221993248731546194623712438
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononglassglassoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassonononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.55
2:18PM
1.17
1:33AM
1.54
3:18PM
1.10
2:07AM
1.53
4:34PM
1.05
2:51AM
1.50
6:11PM
1.05
3:48AM
1.48
7:35PM
1.11
5:01AM
1.47
8:26PM
1.19
6:20AM
1.48
9:03PM
1.28
7:35AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.07
7:05PM
0.68
8:11AM
0.04
7:36PM
0.80
9:01AM
0.03
8:15PM
0.91
10:01AM
0.02
9:17PM
1.00
11:11AM
0.00
10:59PM
1.03
12:22PM
-0.04
12:34AM
0.96
1:25PM
-0.09
1:43AM
0.81
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise--6:58-------6:56-------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-------6:50-------6:48-------6:47-
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:28-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31------
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Rain (mm)
3---------11182232--121------1------------------------------
Temp. °C1311101313131110999111110101097712141210887811121311988814161512101011121718161413121212171716121010101011
Feels °C (?)1099119888876676776549121086657999107666131313119899151514131211101016151311108767

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