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The best time to surf Indicator is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Palos Verdes Estates, California

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🌬️ WIND

4
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🌊 SWELL

0.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

13s

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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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SWELL

0.5ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 13s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from SE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

POOR6 good hours

🌊 0.7-0.9ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 18-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	4kt	NE	5kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SW	5kt	E	6kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SW	4kt	E	5kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	2kt	E	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	1kt	ESE	2kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	1kt	ENE	2kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	1kt	NE	2kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	SW	2kt	NNE	2kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	SW	3kt	NW	3kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	SW	4kt	W	3kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	SW	5kt	SSW	4kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SW	6kt	SSW	4kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	6kt	SSW	5kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	7kt	SW	6kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SSW	7kt	SW	7kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	SSW	7kt	SW	7kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	16s	S	7kt	SW	8kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	S	6kt	SW	7kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	4kt	SW	5kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	3kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	3kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	2kt	ESE	4kt	20°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.7-2.1ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 17-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	SW	3kt	SE	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	WSW	3kt	SSE	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	3s	W	3kt	S	4kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	4s	W	3kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	4s	W	3kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	WSW	2kt	SE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	WSW	2kt	SE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	WSW	3kt	SE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	3kt	SE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	3kt	SE	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	4kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	4kt	SSE	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	5kt	S	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	6kt	SSW	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	6kt	SW	4kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SW	6kt	SW	5kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	14s	SSW	6kt	SW	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	6kt	SW	7kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	5kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	14s	S	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SSW	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SW	5kt	SSE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.2-2.2ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 16-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	WSW	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	WSW	3kt	SE	5kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	3kt	SSE	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	3kt	ESE	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	3kt	ESE	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	4kt	SE	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	3kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	7kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	W	8kt	SSW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	8kt	SSW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	7kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	7kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	WSW	3kt	S	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	WSW	3kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	WSW	3kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	2kt	SE	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR10 good hours

🌊 0.6-2.3ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 16-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	2kt	SSE	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	2kt	S	2kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	W	2kt	S	2kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	2kt	SSW	2kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	2kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	3kt	SSW	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	5kt	SSW	4kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	4kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	7kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	7kt	SSW	6kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	8kt	SW	7kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	8kt	SW	8kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	9kt	SW	10kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	9kt	SW	11kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	10kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SW	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	WSW	6kt	SW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	SW	5kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	14s	SW	3kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	15s	SSW	1kt	NE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-0.8ft 💨 1-14kt 🌡️ 15-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	SSW	1kt	N	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	SSW	1kt	WNW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	SSW	1kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	14s	SW	2kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	13s	SW	2kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	12s	SW	2kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	12s	SW	3kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	7kt	SW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SW	10kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	WSW	12kt	SW	12kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	WSW	12kt	SW	13kt	19°C	18°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	WSW	13kt	SW	14kt	19°C	18°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	14kt	SW	15kt	19°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	13kt	SW	14kt	19°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	12kt	SW	13kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	11kt	SW	12kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SW	11kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	8kt	SW	9kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	18°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	W	8kt	15°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	6kt	W	8kt	15°C	18°C	0.3mm

Friday

Apr 10

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-1.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 14-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	WSW	6kt	W	7kt	15°C	18°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	WSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	18°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	WSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	WSW	3kt	W	4kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	WSW	3kt	WNW	3kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	2kt	WNW	2kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	2kt	WNW	2kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	2kt	W	2kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	2kt	W	2kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	3kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	18°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	5kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SW	6kt	SW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SW	7kt	SW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	WSW	9kt	SW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SW	10kt	SW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	15s	SW	10kt	SW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	17s	SSW	10kt	SW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SW	8kt	W	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	SW	7kt	W	7kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	SW	6kt	W	7kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR4 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.3ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 14-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	SW	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	WSW	4kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SW	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	SW	4kt	SW	5kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	SW	5kt	SW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SW	6kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	7kt	SSW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	SW	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	SW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	SW	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	SSW	8kt	SW	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	SSW	8kt	SW	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	SSW	7kt	SW	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	15s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	18°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:1-7kt N

Water Temperature:17-19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Indicator in Los Angeles County is a reasonably exposed reef and point break offering fairly consistent surf, especially during winter. Offshore winds from the southeast combined with groundswells from the northwest create the best conditions. The reef breaks provide both left and right waves, alongside a left-hand point break. Best surf is typically around mid tide. This popular spot can sometimes get crowded, with hazards including rocks and rips. The ideal surf conditions occur when a northwest swell coincides with offshore winds from the southeast, with January being the prime month for consistent clean waves in winter.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNW

Ideal Wind DirectionSE

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