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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 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicator today?
The current surf forecast for Indicator at 6PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | |
39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 110 | 146 | 113 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.71m | 8:43PM2.16m | 9:39AM1.67m | 9:06PM2.19m | 10:22AM1.61m | 9:31PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.77m | 3:28AM0.36m | 2:54PM0.87m | 4:03AM0.30m | 3:19PM0.97m | 4:38AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 13 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 110 | 146 | 113 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 477 | 148 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 55 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 166 | 117 | 49 | 31 | 37 | 2 |
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