Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.5
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151515151515151514141466714141616161661314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252246242242246249252249222160111154244175232149104147147147102188101149
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:25----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C161617161514141314151616151514141517171615141414
Feels °C (?)14121312121112101211101091211121415151313131413
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