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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 9 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 353 | 387 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 297 | 366 | 293 | 210 | 452 | 378 | 661 | 794 | 1087 | 1315 | 1363 | 1266 | 1228 | 1070 | 870 | 748 | 736 | 730 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:01AM 1.37 | 3:38PM 1.14 | 5:31AM 1.47 | 5:12PM 1.07 | 6:03AM 1.60 | 6:47PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:58AM 0.82 | 10:12PM 0.23 | 11:54AM 0.56 | 11:04PM 0.36 | 12:42PM 0.28 | 11:56PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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