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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 25 Mar 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 204 | 197 | 179 | 175 | 225 | 171 | 229 | 560 | 848 | 1629 | 832 | 746 | 627 | 674 | 1172 | 427 | 427 | 386 | 417 | 339 | 327 | 272 | 245 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20AM 1.65 | 7:21PM 1.16 | 4:35AM 1.58 | 8:14PM 1.24 | 5:57AM 1.53 | 8:53PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:56AM -0.07 | 10:52PM 1.03 | 12:16PM -0.08 | 12:30AM 0.93 | 1:22PM -0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
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