Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515141414141414131321212121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175127173171169164158150148146144142140138136134937370707011511569
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
1.83
11:00PM
2.19
11:51AM
1.65
11:34PM
2.21
12:53PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.41
4:43PM
0.65
5:43AM
0.36
5:11PM
0.81
6:39AM
0.37
5:41PM
0.97
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121242421212322192021212120192018182020191818
Feels °C (?)222122242420202222192021202019181918172020181819
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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