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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 10 pm Saturday 30 May 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
486 | 931 | 1015 | 794 | 785 | 749 | 1230 | 1168 | 592 | 539 | 701 | 795 | 469 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 689 | 665 | 634 | 512 | 499 | 493 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.61m | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | 2:01PM1.17m | 11:08PM1.59m | 2:41PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.23m | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:54AM-0.22m | 5:25PM1.04m | 6:28AM-0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 131 | 547 | 584 | 794 | 785 | 749 | 679 | 625 | 592 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 427 | 346 | 296 | 275 | 235 | 689 | 665 | 634 | 512 | 499 | 151 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 105 | 83 | 147 | 260 | 511 | 336 | 446 | 437 | 432 | 539 | 701 | 795 | 469 | 459 | 713 | 705 | 697 | 218 | 179 | 175 | 158 | 151 | 493 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 68 | 263 | 103 | 55 | 89 | 103 | 103 | 151 | 146 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 125 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 486 | 931 | 1015 | — | — | — | 1230 | 1168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
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