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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 988 | 988 | 1191 | 1307 | 1324 | 1273 | 1207 | 1045 | 980 | 850 | 803 | 651 | 547 | 538 | 454 | 440 | 323 | 254 | 203 | 199 | 183 | 189 | 150 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 1.46 | 3:11PM 1.16 | 5:10AM 1.50 | 4:48PM 1.01 | 5:46AM 1.54 | 6:40PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 0.75 | 9:48PM 0.25 | 11:31AM 0.57 | 10:40PM 0.42 | 12:30PM 0.38 | 11:32PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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