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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 Friday 03 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 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 915 | 805 | 723 | 624 | 527 | 1001 | 1008 | 412 | 346 | 260 | 245 | 204 | 200 | 168 | 148 | 117 | 103 | 394 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 100 | 78 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:35PM 1.49 | 12:43PM 1.16 | 11:55PM 1.49 | 1:33PM 1.10 | 12:18AM 1.49 | 2:29PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59AM -0.03 | 5:44PM 0.55 | 6:33AM -0.03 | 6:10PM 0.71 | 7:10AM 0.00 | 6:32PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
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