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Indicators Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Indicators surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indicators sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
325 | 254 | 508 | 265 | 328 | 254 | 254 | 293 | 268 | 210 | 425 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 743 | 619 | 643 | 561 | 644 | 1104 | 787 | 869 | 815 | 866 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.44m | 8:39AM1.06m | 8:30PM1.56m | 9:49AM1.12m | 9:03PM1.69m | 10:53AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.26m | 2:27AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.37m | 3:09AM-0.10m | 2:39PM0.50m | 3:51AM-0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 325 | 254 | 319 | 265 | 328 | 254 | 254 | 293 | 268 | 210 | 425 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 743 | 619 | 295 | 295 | 266 | 705 | 787 | 869 | 815 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 170 | 163 | 161 | 171 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 172 | 160 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 250 | 263 | 259 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | W 19 | S 10 | WNW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 65 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 508 | — | 69 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 97 | 128 | 154 | 295 | 452 | — | — | — | 643 | 561 | 644 | 1104 | — | — | — | 866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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