Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 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
17.5° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.6
W
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161212121212121215151111111110101010101010211021
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127686867959595951071068284825553545372717169716569
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
1.85
10:56PM
2.21
11:46AM
1.67
11:31PM
2.23
12:48PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.40
4:40PM
0.65
5:38AM
0.36
5:08PM
0.81
6:34AM
0.37
5:37PM
0.97
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:05-------7:05-------7:06--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919222421202019181820202019181817181919191918
Feels °C (?)202020232319192020181920191918181817181818181918
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