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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 20 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 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 454 | 715 | 692 | 609 | 522 | 486 | 462 | 834 | 230 | 206 | 418 | 386 | 327 | 119 | 125 | 295 | 274 | 225 | 177 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 192 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 1.76 | 4:06PM 1.18 | 1:59AM 1.67 | 5:27PM 1.20 | 3:05AM 1.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 0.89 | 8:13AM -0.33 | 7:48PM 0.98 | 9:20AM -0.24 | 9:27PM 1.00 | 10:32AM -0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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