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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
357 | 348 | 339 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 590 | 574 | 233 | 254 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 156 | 152 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.50m | 7:14PM2.06m | 8:14AM1.49m | 7:41PM2.12m | 9:05AM1.49m | 8:08PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.68m | 12:42PM0.82m | 2:10AM0.52m | 1:16PM0.93m | 2:47AM0.39m | 1:48PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 357 | 348 | 339 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 232 | 158 | 107 | 62 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 175 | 22 | 175 | 156 | 152 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 314 | 239 | 233 | 229 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 175 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 20 | W 11 | W 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 20 | 94 | 164 | 590 | 574 | — | 254 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1519 | 426 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 547 | 426 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 227 | 63 | 8 | 0 |
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