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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 Saturday 23 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
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 212 | 168 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.41m | 5:31AM1.11m | 7:06PM1.47m | 7:06AM1.01m | 7:42PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.55m | 11:54AM0.13m | 1:22AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.28m | 2:15AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:16 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 115 | 120 | 122 | 223 | 109 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 212 | 75 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 223 | 223 | 223 | 30 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 76 | 138 | 56 | 56 | 167 | 140 | 168 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 261 | 183 | 161 | 123 | 127 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 168 | 137 | 123 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | 42 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 219 | 219 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 249 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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