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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Indicators at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121818161615151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)498490495495411380300295235228180137132157150258329286424602565518503423
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
11:11PM
1.29
8:36AM
1.76
11:33PM
1.28
9:14AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
2:57AM
1.04
3:56PM
-0.18
3:30AM
1.00
4:25PM
-0.21
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset-----5:15-------5:15-------5:16--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615182121171616151517212018171716161821201716
Feels °C (?)141312151919141313121214191816141413131519181513
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