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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.4° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (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) (?) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 41 | 22 | 42 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:13PM 2.29 | 10:07AM 1.78 | 9:46PM 2.39 | 11:01AM 1.68 | 10:22PM 2.42 | 12:01PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 0.21 | 3:30PM 0.75 | 4:43AM 0.11 | 4:03PM 0.88 | 5:34AM 0.09 | 4:39PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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