Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 9AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)77455551010101010456677777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153015283228211281289671492855104157153113764333474791
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.77
7:47PM
1.72
6:55AM
1.83
8:01PM
1.85
7:42AM
1.87
8:21PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.23
1:04PM
0.48
1:14AM
1.04
1:32PM
0.47
1:52AM
0.82
2:00PM
0.49
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:22--
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1122--------------------
Temp. °C161717161616161615151515161616161615151617161615
Feels °C (?)131313121111121212121311101010141414141515121213
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