Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
NW
0.6
SSW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)16169167891010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179175198171250560830162983277869212751172427378445417389327250245240240240
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
E
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
ESE
0
E
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
1.16
4:35AM
1.58
8:14PM
1.24
5:57AM
1.53
8:53PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
-0.07
10:52PM
1.03
12:16PM
-0.08
12:30AM
0.93
1:22PM
-0.11
1:40AM
0.76
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:23-------7:24----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141720211613111010152021171716161721222116151414
Feels °C (?)121519181311988141719161513131319191915131313
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