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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:53AM 1.91 | 5:28PM 1.35 | 5:25AM 1.98 | 6:39PM 1.37 | 5:54AM 2.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:54PM 0.79 | 11:50AM 0.80 | 10:37PM 0.91 | 12:36PM 0.62 | 11:18PM 1.01 | 1:13PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
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