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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 17 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
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 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 251 | 188 | 373 | 250 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 158 | 152 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:37AM 1.27 | 10:57PM 1.71 | 12:36PM 1.25 | 11:33PM 1.77 | 1:39PM 1.22 | 12:14AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM 0.47 | 5:34AM -0.36 | 5:14PM 0.63 | 6:21AM -0.41 | 5:55PM 0.77 | 7:14AM -0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
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