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/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 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 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | |
31 | 52 | 71 | 112 | 91 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.69m | 5:11AM1.82m | 7:02PM1.82m | 6:22AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.93m | 7:20AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM1.19m | 12:12PM0.41m | 00:44AM1.00m | 12:55PM0.47m | 1:34AM0.80m | 1:30PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 55 | 73 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 52 | 71 | 112 | 91 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 477 | 477 | 166 | 31 | 131 | 31 | 31 | 165 | 448 | 1468 | 173 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 148 | 166 | 166 |
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