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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 Monday 20 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 137 | 137 | 135 | 229 | 454 | 715 | 692 | 609 | 522 | 486 | 674 | 337 | 792 | 206 | 155 | 176 | 379 | 136 | 111 | 155 | 307 | 163 | 153 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 1.19 | 1:02AM 1.76 | 4:06PM 1.18 | 1:59AM 1.67 | 5:27PM 1.20 | 3:05AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM -0.39 | 6:43PM 0.89 | 8:13AM -0.33 | 7:48PM 0.98 | 9:20AM -0.24 | 9:27PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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