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Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 6km away, City of Redondo Beach Pier

How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 8PM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)191413212019181817161616161615151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15141434781231101601491951311271271241161101071061039792908987
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
1.23
4:27AM
1.90
7:01PM
1.29
5:12AM
1.96
7:50PM
1.37
5:55AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.80
9:11PM
1.12
12:17PM
0.64
10:19PM
1.20
12:59PM
0.50
11:22PM
1.24
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-5:04-------5:05-------5:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202121191918171820212020201919192121212120201919
Feels °C (?)151716131312111316161515151415151716161716161516
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