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/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 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
16.2° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 118 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:34PM2.18m | 11:10AM1.53m | 10:01PM2.16m | 11:57AM1.46m | 10:30PM2.11m | 12:51PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.27m | 3:47PM1.07m | 5:21AM0.29m | 4:11PM1.15m | 6:02AM0.35m | 4:33PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 28 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 118 | 48 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 67 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 429 | 147 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 396 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 197 | 219 | 219 |
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