Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
0.5
SW
0.3
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.9
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)16105498815151583777777774566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129161619141212777510718544491817161522948956
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.68
7:37PM
1.53
4:58AM
1.71
7:38PM
1.61
6:02AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.59
11:40PM
1.39
12:33PM
0.52
12:33AM
1.23
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-7:20-------7:20-------7:21------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1121-
Temp. °C171818181717171718181716161616161616161616161515
Feels °C (?)161716161616171616151514141415141313141311111111
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