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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 Monday 11 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
343 | 367 | 367 | 329 | 351 | 366 | 362 | 366 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 319 | 394 | 188 | 186 | 387 | 254 | 293 | 320 | 210 | 361 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.05m | 7:32PM1.32m | 7:21AM1.04m | 7:59PM1.44m | 8:39AM1.06m | 8:30PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.63m | 12:28PM0.17m | 1:47AM0.40m | 1:13PM0.26m | 2:27AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 343 | 367 | 367 | 329 | 351 | 333 | 359 | 366 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 242 | 242 | 167 | 85 | 387 | 254 | 293 | 320 | 210 | 361 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 302 | 291 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 366 | 362 | 284 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 14 | 13 | 188 | 164 | 180 | 170 | 163 | 161 | 171 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 186 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 65 | 102 | 104 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 394 | 56 | 131 | 103 | 31 | 36 | 50 | 82 | 162 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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