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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 pm Saturday 28 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 261 | 229 | 234 | 178 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 161 | 148 | 159 | 87 | 225 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 142 | 114 | 125 | 113 | 93 | 75 | 157 | 65 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:27PM 1.37 | 8:24AM 1.48 | 9:58PM 1.41 | 9:23AM 1.44 | 10:26PM 1.45 | 10:17AM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM -0.12 | 2:35AM 0.56 | 3:00PM -0.09 | 3:23AM 0.37 | 3:38PM -0.03 | 4:07AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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