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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 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 5PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | |
1467 | 1267 | 1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 661 | 803 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 557 | 331 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.03m | 8:42PM1.58m | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.58m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 1467 | 1267 | 1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 325 | 263 | 263 | 218 | 661 | 803 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 557 | 331 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 175 | 161 | 116 | 90 | 51 | 152 | 149 | 127 | 84 | 307 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 107 | 105 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 106 | — | 221 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 1282 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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