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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)91013141414141414141313131413121414161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3447781511209624252495235021671965185912111211153514409237628261598213620841943191918941894
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		onglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
1:50AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
4:14AM
1.12
5:32PM
-0.09
4:33AM
1.15
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-4:54-------4:54-------4:53------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13141211111091214141313121211141616141313121214
Feels °C (?)11111010976101213121110109121414121111101013
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