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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 Tuesday 21 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | |
410 | 332 | 308 | 333 | 279 | 273 | 295 | 274 | 276 | 225 | 177 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 189 | 595 | 184 | 247 | 268 | 142 | 145 | 135 | 107 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.67m | 5:27PM1.20m | 3:05AM1.55m | 6:33PM1.25m | 4:22AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.98m | 9:20AM-0.24m | 9:27PM1.00m | 10:32AM-0.16m | 11:11PM0.91m | 11:42AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 410 | 332 | 308 | 333 | 279 | 273 | 295 | 274 | 276 | 225 | 177 | 140 | 137 | 119 | 189 | 251 | 184 | 148 | 134 | 142 | 145 | 135 | 155 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 116 | 109 | 225 | 225 | 163 | 149 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 251 | 24 | 186 | 181 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 117 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | S 19 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | W 15 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | W 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 10 | 66 | 51 | 56 | 104 | 110 | 169 | 225 | 154 | 135 | 132 | 186 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 183 | 165 | 110 | 109 | 155 | 44 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 595 | 131 | 247 | 268 | — | — | — | 107 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 6 |
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