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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 Sunday 26 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 215 | 113 | 78 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | 9:35PM1.51m | 10:29AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.05m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.12m | 2:58PM0.26m | 3:55AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 29 | 22 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 23 | 51 | 40 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 159 | 160 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 75 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 45 | 61 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 215 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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