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Surf forecast Santa Cruz today

Waves, swell and wind at Santa Cruz (Centro, Portugal) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves2.2 m11 s · from NW
Swell2.2 m10 s · from NW
Wind2 km/hfrom NE · gusts 3 · light wind
Water15.8 °C

Good light wind.

Santa Cruz surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Sunday 25 October

Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, light wind.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:001.8 m · 11 s NW1.8 m · 9 s NW2–6 km/h SE light wind
12:001.8 m · 11 s NW1.8 m · 9 s NW9–19 km/h NW onshore
15:001.9 m · 11 s NW1.9 m · 9 s NW13–26 km/h NNW cross-shore

Monday 26 October

Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, light wind.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:002.2 m · 12 s NW1.7 m · 8 s NW4–9 km/h E light wind
12:002.1 m · 11 s NW1.6 m · 11 s NNW3–9 km/h W light wind
15:002.0 m · 11 s NW2.0 m · 9 s NW12–25 km/h W onshore

Tuesday 27 October

Good Best window 17:00–18:00: good, light wind.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:001.8 m · 11 s NW1.8 m · 9 s NW3–8 km/h SE light wind
12:002.0 m · 11 s NW1.9 m · 9 s NW9–19 km/h W onshore
15:002.3 m · 11 s WNW2.3 m · 9 s WNW11–23 km/h W onshore

Wednesday 28 October

Big Best window 07:00–10:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:002.9 m · 12 s WNW2.9 m · 10 s WNW11–23 km/h NE cross-shore
12:002.9 m · 12 s NW2.9 m · 10 s NW17–33 km/h N cross-shore
15:002.8 m · 12 s NW2.8 m · 10 s NW17–33 km/h N cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 01:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC

Waves map around Santa Cruz

Open the waves map centred on Santa Cruz

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

More about Santa Cruz

Water temperature in Peniche · Tides in Peniche · Swell map · Wind map

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Questions

Is there surf at Santa Cruz today?
Good: waves 2.2 m at 11 s from NW, swell 2.2 m · 10 s NW (Sun 01:00).
Is the wind offshore at Santa Cruz?
Wind 2 km/h from NE: light wind for a beach facing W.
When is the best time to surf Santa Cruz today?
07:00–10:00 (good, light wind)
How warm is the water at Santa Cruz?
15.8 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Coxos (Ericeira) 15 km · Praia da Areia Branca 16 km · Ribeira d'Ilhas (Ericeira) 16 km · Foz do Lizandro 22 km · Supertubos (Peniche) 22 km · Baleal 30 km

All surf spots

How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Santa Cruz, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.