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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 20 | W 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | |
28 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.14m | 9:00AM1.51m | 8:05PM2.18m | 9:45AM1.51m | 8:33PM2.20m | 10:27AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.40m | 1:45PM1.01m | 3:18AM0.30m | 2:16PM1.08m | 3:52AM0.25m | 2:48PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 113 | 113 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 71 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 75 | 24 | 62 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 419 | 117 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 117 |
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