Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1216151515151515151414141313131313131313671111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)566257565555848484819791888887878787878597168698996
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
1.45
10:17AM
1.37
10:51PM
1.47
11:07AM
1.30
11:14PM
1.48
11:55AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.21
4:13PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.09
4:45PM
0.22
5:23AM
0.01
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C15151414141515141413131212141414141312109131515
Feels °C (?)141413131313131113131311111211121211976988
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