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/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 14 Jul 2025 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
14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 306 | 342 | 334 | 311 | 308 | 301 | 301 | 336 | 381 | 378 | 523 | 423 | 367 | 602 | 454 | 441 | 433 | 453 | 498 | 473 | 471 | 425 | 396 | 361 | 365 | 375 | 372 | 362 | 344 | 311 | 248 | 352 | 352 | 357 | 263 | 352 | 287 | 347 | 284 | 244 | 209 | 206 | 185 | 233 | 285 | 447 | 250 | 240 | 266 | 165 | 161 | 173 | 191 | 588 | 281 | 258 | 237 | 297 | 293 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 1.36 | 1:20AM 1.41 | 3:10PM 1.44 | 2:19AM 1.24 | 3:45PM 1.54 | 3:35AM 1.07 | 4:24PM 1.64 | 5:18AM 0.95 | 5:09PM 1.73 | 7:31AM 0.97 | 6:01PM 1.81 | 9:12AM 1.09 | 6:57PM 1.88 | 10:15AM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM -0.18 | 7:37PM 0.77 | 7:53AM -0.04 | 8:45PM 0.65 | 8:31AM 0.15 | 10:00PM 0.50 | 9:14AM 0.37 | 11:16PM 0.32 | 10:04AM 0.60 | 12:27AM 0.12 | 11:11AM 0.80 | 1:31AM -0.07 | 12:29PM 0.94 | 2:29AM -0.22 | 1:43PM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
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