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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 pm Friday 27 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 320 | 314 | 267 | 240 | 200 | 204 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 267 | 229 | 212 | 171 | 196 | 211 | 161 | 145 | 202 | 155 | 275 | 241 | 235 | 136 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:53PM 1.31 | 7:16AM 1.51 | 9:27PM 1.37 | 8:24AM 1.48 | 9:58PM 1.41 | 9:23AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM -0.11 | 1:40AM 0.76 | 2:15PM -0.12 | 2:35AM 0.56 | 3:00PM -0.09 | 3:23AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
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