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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 3AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
80 | 78 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 79 | 73 | 107 | 115 | 164 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.14m | 3:50PM1.58m | 2:00AM1.94m | 4:49PM1.68m | 3:22AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.20m | 8:10PM1.29m | 9:35AM0.32m | 9:57PM1.22m | 10:31AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 80 | 78 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 9 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 73 | 73 | 107 | 115 | 164 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 77 | 96 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 6 | 72 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 147 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 396 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 396 | 63 |
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