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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Indicator. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 68 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 75 | 14 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 1.84 | 3:56PM 1.42 | 4:49AM 1.92 | 5:24PM 1.37 | 5:21AM 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:04PM 0.65 | 10:43AM 1.00 | 9:51PM 0.79 | 11:45AM 0.81 | 10:35PM 0.92 | 12:31PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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