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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 Friday 08 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | |
131 | 121 | 248 | 204 | 170 | 291 | 199 | 354 | 339 | 303 | 411 | 373 | 195 | 280 | 582 | 471 | 472 | 433 | 371 | 351 | 359 | 367 | 343 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.12m | 3:24AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.16m | 4:38AM1.12m | 7:08PM1.23m | 5:58AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.99m | 10:48AM0.08m | 00:13AM0.84m | 11:40AM0.11m | 1:03AM0.63m | 12:28PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 68 | 64 | 178 | 204 | 170 | 165 | 107 | 144 | 226 | 256 | 150 | 111 | 136 | 155 | 180 | 180 | 472 | 363 | 371 | 351 | 359 | 367 | 343 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 148 | 151 | 94 | 106 | 100 | 141 | 411 | 202 | 195 | 256 | 76 | 125 | 348 | 433 | 302 | 226 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 171 | 76 | 373 | 64 | 280 | 81 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 108 | 248 | — | — | 291 | 199 | 354 | 339 | 303 | 297 | 242 | 178 | 223 | 582 | 471 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 76 | 104 |
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