Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 PST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)81212128141010109998888877666717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5351494345156164194186202230258205191153117111851039577575059
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.73
10:12PM
1.42
9:14AM
1.67
10:40PM
1.44
10:02AM
1.57
11:07PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
-0.26
3:14AM
0.52
3:47PM
-0.20
3:58AM
0.39
4:20PM
-0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:01-------6:02----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131517161413121211141517151312121214171814121110
Feels °C (?)1315151312121112101313151412101111141516121098
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