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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 Friday 20 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 174 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 195 | 202 | 216 | 250 | 197 | 631 | 844 | 535 | 564 | 833 | 1426 | 1540 | 763 | 678 | 527 | 555 | 544 | 480 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:45PM 1.55 | 12:19PM 1.33 | 12:14AM 1.63 | 1:17PM 1.24 | 12:48AM 1.69 | 2:24PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:48AM 0.00 | 5:43PM 0.34 | 6:34AM -0.09 | 6:16PM 0.53 | 7:25AM -0.12 | 6:52PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
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