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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 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicators today?
The current surf forecast for Indicators at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 669 | 1260 | 1203 | 651 | 603 | 516 | 480 | 480 | 386 | 800 | 331 | 660 | 309 | 626 | 349 | 333 | 304 | 562 | 212 | 178 | 185 | 157 | 209 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 1.69 | 2:24PM 1.15 | 1:29AM 1.72 | 3:50PM 1.08 | 2:18AM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:16PM 0.53 | 7:25AM -0.12 | 6:52PM 0.71 | 8:25AM -0.12 | 7:36PM 0.88 | 9:35AM -0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
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