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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 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 97 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 97 | 138 | 651 | 894 | 940 | 1970 | 900 | 830 | 711 | 613 | 495 | 517 | 949 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 1.30 | 11:14PM 1.48 | 11:55AM 1.23 | 11:35PM 1.49 | 12:43PM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:47AM 0.09 | 4:45PM 0.22 | 5:23AM 0.01 | 5:15PM 0.38 | 5:59AM -0.03 | 5:44PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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