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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Indicator surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indicator sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 2.61 | 10:34PM 1.58 | 9:13AM 2.55 | 11:31PM 1.56 | 10:03AM 2.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 1.05 | 3:53PM -0.17 | 2:51AM 1.10 | 4:44PM -0.11 | 3:44AM 1.15 | 5:36PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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