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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 am Wednesday 29 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 1.9°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: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
81 | 78 | 64 | 84 | 114 | 147 | 147 | 313 | 299 | 247 | 199 | 227 | 222 | 227 | 227 | 322 | 217 | 212 | 217 | 173 | 286 | 516 | 578 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.15m | 9:59PM1.52m | 11:23AM1.14m | 10:21PM1.54m | 12:14PM1.13m | 10:43PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM-0.02m | 3:35PM0.40m | 4:32AM-0.12m | 4:10PM0.55m | 5:06AM-0.18m | 4:42PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 43 | 48 | 64 | 84 | 66 | 76 | 73 | 154 | 162 | 114 | 199 | 227 | 161 | 156 | 154 | 190 | 217 | 212 | 217 | 173 | 286 | 333 | 333 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 48 | 68 | 103 | 99 | 147 | 144 | 57 | 81 | 165 | 156 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 151 | 195 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 123 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 39 | 62 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 60 | 126 | 167 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 58 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 114 | 147 | 143 | 313 | 299 | 247 | — | — | 222 | 227 | 227 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 516 | 578 | — |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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