Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 PDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)--
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151515414141441413141410101313136955131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)337575193333331292800882828273647262524
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
2.11
8:39AM
1.76
7:53PM
2.13
9:03AM
1.84
8:34PM
2.11
9:25AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.22
1:55PM
0.94
2:40AM
0.25
2:35PM
0.81
3:08AM
0.32
3:12PM
0.69
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:55-------6:54-------6:52
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1113--------------------
Temp. °C192120212223222121212020202121212120202020212121
Feels °C (?)182321212226222022232121212221212121212222222120
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  1. weather stationWind Update calm at BUOY-PXAC1 mean that is clean at Indicator. 0.6m 5s windswell from the W to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 48 min ago

5 km/h
NW
Clean
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