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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 6km away, City of Redondo Beach Pier
How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 31 | 60 | 61 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 110 | 104 | 221 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 1.42 | 6:21AM 2.12 | 8:15PM 1.46 | 6:51AM 2.17 | 8:54PM 1.48 | 7:24AM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 1.09 | 1:43PM 0.36 | 12:30AM 1.13 | 2:16PM 0.27 | 1:05AM 1.16 | 2:50PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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