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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | |
142 | 146 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 160 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.96m | 00:15AM1.86m | 1:07AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.49m | 8:43AM0.54m | 9:43AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 142 | 37 | 29 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 160 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 30 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 146 | 160 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 219 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 266 | 63 |
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