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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 Monday 08 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 8PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 324 | 385 | 451 | 436 | 364 | 436 | 436 | 329 | 309 | 319 | 430 | 463 | 430 | 422 | 332 | 331 | 358 | 354 | 438 | 467 | 481 | 352 | 290 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:47AM 1.51 | 11:41PM 1.53 | 12:15PM 1.61 | 12:36AM 1.42 | 12:47PM 1.69 | 1:38AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM 0.27 | 5:36AM 0.13 | 6:11PM 0.14 | 6:10AM 0.32 | 7:02PM 0.05 | 6:45AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz
Continuing clean conditions at Indicators (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Indicators). 0.6m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 10s swell from the WNW and a 0.3m 7s swell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 45 min ago
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