Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 13 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111151515161610101010161515151010101010101910181818181717161616161616161515151515141515151616141613141414141414131377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)46440239835741943743834630634233434230830130133641142355746035863355342441741048347644643140240236737337238634431125035435235929829731530329124521020722622322818526525114914675119
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
ESE
0
W
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
0
NNW
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
0
NW
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.30
12:29AM
1.56
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
-0.27
6:39PM
0.86
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
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset----8:28-------8:28-------8:27-------8:27-------8:25-------8:24-------8:24-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121618181513131314181918151312121316171714121212131517171513131213171919161413121318202016131313152022211715141415212120
Feels °C (?)121417171513131314171817141312121315151513111112131315151413131213161717151413121317181916121312151921201714131315202019
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