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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | |
37 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.61m | 9:31PM2.20m | 11:04AM1.55m | 9:58PM2.18m | 11:50AM1.48m | 10:27PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.97m | 4:38AM0.27m | 3:44PM1.06m | 5:16AM0.30m | 4:08PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 37 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 117 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 168 | 477 | 67 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 37 | 86 | 148 | 1015 | 148 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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