Zero surf break

Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 16 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zero today?

The current surf forecast for Zero at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)141414141617171717161616161615151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201181161602761511511479291191253253191119128123165165165165163116113
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.83
9:17PM
2.27
10:12AM
1.76
9:49PM
2.36
11:06AM
1.66
10:26PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.64
4:00AM
0.22
3:33PM
0.76
4:47AM
0.11
4:06PM
0.88
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:28-------7:29----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717171515151516191918161719171820201917171816
Feels °C (?)151515161513121314171715121315141417171714141614
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