Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
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Zero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zero sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 5AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)171818181818181516161616161616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302399404399404283182181339412417417412291291288284284280270252246242242
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.67
7:42PM
1.52
5:01AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.58
11:42PM
1.38
12:36PM
0.52
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:31-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1122---
Temp. °C161616151617181817151514141617161615161515151616
Feels °C (?)151516151616171616131413141415141513131112111212
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