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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 4PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 26 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 1.99 | 2:40AM 1.65 | 1:03PM 1.74 | 3:32AM 1.74 | 2:25PM 1.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 1.25 | 7:27PM 0.31 | 7:38AM 1.25 | 8:18PM 0.48 | 9:21AM 1.16 | 9:08PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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