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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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
16.7° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
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 (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)8888887171616161616151515151414914141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74365965944329518283545151505048474543214141640141414
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
45
NNW
30
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
1.68
2:03AM
1.78
1:27PM
1.43
2:51AM
1.82
3:13PM
1.26
3:39AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.09
7:03PM
0.61
8:20AM
1.06
7:39PM
0.81
9:59AM
0.96
8:19PM
0.98
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---5:00-------5:01-------5:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415141414131312121516161515151415182019181717
Feels °C (?)999469887710111199989121513121010
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