Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141416171717171616161616151515141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1161602761511511479291191253253191119128123165165165165163116113107104
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
2.27
10:12AM
1.76
9:49PM
2.36
11:06AM
1.66
10:26PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.64
4:00AM
0.22
3:33PM
0.76
4:47AM
0.11
4:06PM
0.88
5:39AM
0.09
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:22-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-7:27-------7:28-------7:29------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161515161919181617191717202019171717171618
Feels °C (?)151616151213151717151214141413171718141415151416
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