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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 4 pm Friday 15 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 118 | 168 | 178 | 214 | 166 | 204 | 313 | 436 | 318 | 311 | 224 | 205 | 161 | 201 | 320 | 265 | 191 | 143 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:37PM2.46m | 10:13AM1.62m | 9:18PM2.53m | 11:11AM1.58m | 10:02PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.01m | 2:57PM0.96m | 4:38AM-0.08m | 3:39PM1.04m | 5:31AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 160 | 152 | 149 | 68 | 90 | 118 | 168 | 178 | 214 | 166 | 204 | 313 | 436 | 318 | 311 | 224 | 205 | 161 | 201 | 320 | 265 | 191 | 143 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 80 | 88 | 125 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 87 | 134 | 134 | 87 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 90 | 64 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 117 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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