Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 29 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
18
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
78
64
84
114
147
147
313
299
247
199
227
222
227
227
322
217
212
217
173
286
516
578
362
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:29AM1.15m
9:59PM1.52m
11:23AM1.14m
10:21PM1.54m
12:14PM1.13m
10:43PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:55AM-0.02m
3:35PM0.40m
4:32AM-0.12m
4:10PM0.55m
5:06AM-0.18m
4:42PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:54
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
19
20
17
13
12
11
12
15
18
19
15
12
12
11
12
16
18
18
14
12
10
10
12
15
17
16
15
12
11
10
11
14
16
17
14
11
12
11
12
15
16
16
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
43
48
64
84
66
76
73
154
162
114
199
227
161
156
154
190
217
212
217
173
286
333
333
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
81
78
48
68
103
99
147
144
57
81
165
156
33
33
32
151
195
131
125
125
125
96
123
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.5
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
64
64
39
62
36
38
17
60
126
167
33
33
9
14
14
30
29
28
17
58
17
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
114
147
143
313
299
247
222
227
227
322
516
578
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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