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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 pm Monday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
186 | 138 | 117 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 158 | 78 | 75 | 95 | 81 | 64 | 80 | 84 | 103 | 100 | 147 | 144 | 282 | 290 | 264 | 305 | 430 | 430 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | 9:35PM1.51m | 10:29AM1.15m | 9:59PM1.52m | 11:23AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.12m | 2:58PM0.26m | 3:55AM-0.02m | 3:35PM0.40m | 4:32AM-0.12m | 4:10PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 186 | 138 | 117 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 158 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 80 | 84 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 157 | 290 | 264 | 305 | 292 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 79 | 81 | 54 | 70 | 68 | 103 | 99 | 147 | 144 | 67 | 167 | 165 | 156 | 143 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 62 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 126 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 46 | 53 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 100 | 122 | 130 | 282 | — | — | — | 430 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
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