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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 Saturday 18 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
14.3° 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 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 167 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 158 | 152 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 147 | 154 | 137 | 135 | 233 | 461 | 639 | 692 | 599 | 522 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36PM 1.25 | 11:33PM 1.77 | 1:39PM 1.22 | 12:14AM 1.79 | 2:48PM 1.19 | 1:02AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:14PM 0.63 | 6:21AM -0.41 | 5:55PM 0.77 | 7:14AM -0.39 | 6:43PM 0.89 | 8:13AM -0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
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