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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | SW 17 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
20 | 140 | 18 | 49 | 37 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 116 | 31 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 106 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 15 | 23 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.35m | 11:32PM1.97m | 3:55PM1.35m | 00:11AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.43m | 4:48PM1.28m | 7:37AM0.50m | 4:47PM1.35m | 8:38AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
 kJ | 100 | 140 | 200 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 121 | 119 | 106 | 96 | 97 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 11 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 116 | 164 | 121 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | SW 21 | NW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 60 | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 15 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 72 | 477 | 477 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 41 | 49 | 2 |
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