Indicator surf break

Indicator surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indicator today?

The current surf forecast for Indicator at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.3
W
16
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.8
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
52
71
112
91
42
39
38
38
34
37
42
46
37
43
47
48
37
34
38
31
37
37
41
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:29PM1.69m
5:11AM1.82m
7:02PM1.82m
6:22AM1.80m
7:31PM1.93m
7:20AM1.78m
Low Tide
11:39PM1.19m
12:12PM0.41m
00:44AM1.00m
12:55PM0.47m
1:34AM0.80m
1:30PM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:31
7:32
7:32
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
56
55
55
73
57
55
55
30
28
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29
16
37
37
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
24
14
55
55
42
39
38
38
16
37
37
37
37
43
8
13
21
34
34
22
9
9
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
21
14
10
44
43
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
16
12
20
8
14
14
14
10
9
14
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
31
52
71
112
91
41
37
32
22
34
34
42
46
37
34
47
48
37
30
38
31
30
21
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
32
2
0
0
148
477
477
166
31
131
31
31
165
448
1468
173
31
31
31
20
148
166
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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