Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Oct 2025 PDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515141515151414141413131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173715051505132117142824291928402318191014401230135914421317933144716651447633633623541475
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.58
4:25AM
1.13
12:52PM
1.54
1:39PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.07
5:13AM
1.13
8:18PM
0.11
9:16PM
0.14
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-6:19-------6:16-------6:15------
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161816151414141618171615131212161820161515151520
Feels °C (?)161816141314141516161613111011161718141313121117
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Indicators (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Indicators). 2.4m 15s groundswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.

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