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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.2° 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 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)151415151514141414121213111116161620191818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676158575541393736292835393853514868186322222364339326
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
0
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
1.58
7:33AM
2.48
9:22PM
1.65
8:20AM
2.49
9:56PM
1.71
9:04AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
-0.04
1:16AM
1.05
2:52PM
-0.08
2:07AM
0.96
3:29PM
-0.06
2:54AM
0.89
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:22-------5:23-------5:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252624232221212224242120202020202120191818171719
Feels °C (?)222320181817161921211716161617181818171615141517
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