Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19125325319111912812316516516516516311611310710414314310210199999899
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
0
NW
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
2.36
11:06AM
1.66
10:26PM
2.40
12:06PM
1.54
11:07PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.76
4:47AM
0.11
4:06PM
0.88
5:39AM
0.09
4:42PM
1.01
6:37AM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191917181817171919181717171617191818151514141517
Feels °C (?)171713141313141616161516161515181616121312121415
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