Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 03 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101010171010109910121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4193523462552452042001511481171033948181157786561184177166157105103
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
0
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
1.49
1:33PM
1.10
12:18AM
1.49
2:29PM
1.05
12:46AM
1.48
3:45PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.55
6:33AM
-0.03
6:10PM
0.71
7:10AM
0.00
6:32PM
0.86
7:51AM
0.05
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----6:50-------6:48-------6:47---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191516161722242320171717172122221715141414181920
Feels °C (?)171212121319211918151414151919191614131313161617
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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