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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 PST
Forecast 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
14.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (22 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131413121414161616161616161616161615151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153514409237628261598213620842007191918941894208018941919219816961857160915881415123710761016
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
1:50AM
1.21
10:50AM
1.64
2:39AM
1.20
11:28AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.12
5:32PM
-0.09
4:33AM
1.15
6:09PM
-0.07
5:00AM
1.17
6:51PM
-0.04
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----4:53-------4:53-------4:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312141617151413121214171613121111111416161312
Feels °C (?)11111013151514131111101315141111101091315151110
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