Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
8 PM
11 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
69
60
48
35
56
34
74
75
73
53
42
39
38
38
23
41
57
57
37
44
49
52
54
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:43AM1.87m
6:29PM1.69m
5:11AM1.82m
7:02PM1.82m
6:22AM1.80m
7:31PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.37m
11:39PM1.19m
12:12PM0.41m
00:44AM1.00m
12:55PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:30
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
49
69
60
48
35
22
56
55
55
55
55
55
55
30
28
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
67
104
104
66
65
61
20
24
14
44
43
42
39
38
38
16
37
37
37
37
43
8
13
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
15
14
14
21
21
21
21
14
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
16
12
20
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
Energy kJ
56
34
74
75
73
53
41
37
25
19
23
41
57
57
37
44
49
52
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
2
41
41
41
37
37
41
148
477
477
31
31
31
31
31
165
1025
477
405
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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