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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 10 pm 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
13.8° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 116 | 724 | 940 | 940 | 2004 | 931 | 844 | 711 | 613 | 527 | 1065 | 1087 | 404 | 346 | 255 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14PM 1.48 | 11:55AM 1.23 | 11:35PM 1.49 | 12:43PM 1.16 | 11:55PM 1.49 | 1:33PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23AM 0.01 | 5:15PM 0.38 | 5:59AM -0.03 | 5:44PM 0.55 | 6:33AM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
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