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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 am Wednesday 22 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
279 | 116 | 140 | 318 | 274 | 225 | 173 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 189 | 563 | 184 | 198 | 178 | 127 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 193 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.20m | 3:05AM1.55m | 6:33PM1.25m | 4:22AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM-0.24m | 9:27PM1.00m | 10:32AM-0.16m | 11:11PM0.91m | 11:42AM-0.09m | 00:32AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | 7:51 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 279 | 108 | 140 | 318 | 274 | 225 | 173 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 189 | 251 | 184 | 198 | 91 | 93 | 99 | 110 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 106 | 193 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 88 | 65 | 225 | 225 | 163 | 149 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 251 | 24 | 186 | 183 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 97 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | W 18 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 116 | 109 | 110 | 169 | 225 | 154 | 135 | 132 | 186 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 165 | 110 | 155 | 155 | 46 | 45 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 563 | 135 | 108 | 178 | — | — | — | 93 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 112 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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