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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 4 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 80 | 78 | 65 | 61 | 184 | 177 | 166 | 157 | 135 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 80 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:29PM 1.05 | 12:46AM 1.48 | 3:45PM 1.01 | 1:20AM 1.45 | 2:04AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 0.86 | 7:51AM 0.05 | 6:39PM 0.97 | 8:41AM 0.11 | 9:43AM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
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