Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)111010101018181818181818111116161616161916161618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75739086854980123123123123804038127173173127127146237234234348
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossonononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
1.45
2:04AM
1.41
3:00AM
1.35
8:40PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.11
9:43AM
0.16
10:55AM
0.16
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:45-------6:43-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:35-------7:36-------7:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10910162021171514131418212118161414141717171515
Feels °C (?)989141717151313121317191816161414151715161515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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