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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 am Thursday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 2PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | |
396 | 325 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 686 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 529 | 331 | 381 | 490 | 339 | 480 | 572 | 572 | 1059 | 1059 | 810 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 |
6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 396 | 325 | 281 | 263 | 258 | 214 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 529 | 331 | 237 | 316 | 303 | 242 | 175 | 152 | 655 | 778 | 810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 686 | 210 | 161 | 130 | 116 | 90 | 152 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 249 | 246 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 68 | 263 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 105 | 37 | 35 | 107 | 172 | 185 | 66 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 147 | 110 | 149 | 381 | 490 | 339 | 480 | 572 | 572 | 1059 | 1059 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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