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Indicators surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 19 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 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)101013121299913141414141414141313131412121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15711133616114534358510651624249926102686260221671965170012551255153514407747628261475
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.22
9:16AM
1.68
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.97
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
4:14AM
1.12
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------4:54-------4:54-------4:53
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11----1---------------
Temp. °C12121212111213141211111091215151412121111141716
Feels °C (?)10101110910111110997711141312101098121514
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