Indicator Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Indicator Surf Guide

Indicator in LA County is a reasonably exposed reef and point break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights and there is also a left hand point break. Best around mid tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include rocks and rips.

Indicator Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef and point	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	58°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Indicator:

The best conditions reported for surf at Indicator occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Indicator (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Indicator with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in January while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

77%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Indicator Location Map

Interactive Indicator surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Indicator is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Indicator is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 18 km (11 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Indicator Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 03:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 26
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (ft)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	18	17	17	16
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross	cross	glass	cross

What does Indicator look like?

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Tides at Indicator

Current tide and informaton

For Palos Verdes Estates, 4 miles from Indicator.

Next High Water: 07:30am | 7ft

Next Low Water: 02:20pm | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Indicator Sea Temperature

The Indicator water temperature is rather cool (14.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.