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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 Thursday 14 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
237 | 234 | 252 | 252 | 318 | 309 | 233 | 141 | 122 | 140 | 188 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 828 | 216 | 255 | 147 | 111 | 105 | 92 | 90 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:04PM2.32m | 9:21AM1.62m | 8:40PM2.44m | 10:18AM1.60m | 9:21PM2.52m | 11:16AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.17m | 2:19PM0.88m | 3:52AM0.01m | 2:59PM0.96m | 4:42AM-0.08m | 3:42PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 237 | 234 | 252 | 252 | 318 | 309 | 233 | 141 | 99 | 140 | 188 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 114 | 216 | 255 | 147 | 74 | 77 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | S 16 | S 13 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 122 | 87 | 22 | 75 | 73 | 24 | 29 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 116 | 111 | 105 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 80 | 30 | 31 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 828 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 54 | 58 |
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