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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 Monday 30 Mar 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 81 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 97 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:23AM 1.44 | 10:26PM 1.45 | 10:17AM 1.37 | 10:51PM 1.47 | 11:07AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 0.37 | 3:38PM -0.03 | 4:07AM 0.21 | 4:13PM 0.08 | 4:47AM 0.09 | 4:45PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
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