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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 Wednesday 13 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 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | |
21 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 85 | 95 | 92 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 75 | 69 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 68 | 92 | 102 | 80 | 168 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.17m | 8:21AM1.64m | 8:01PM2.34m | 9:17AM1.64m | 8:37PM2.46m | 10:13AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.72m | 2:16AM0.40m | 1:38PM0.79m | 3:01AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 104 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 108 | 27 | 232 | 229 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 68 | 92 | 102 | 80 | 168 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 69 | 153 | 39 | 85 | 95 | 92 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 75 | 69 | 167 | 160 | 152 | 149 | 104 | 111 | 165 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 117 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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