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Zero surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 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 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zero today?
The current surf forecast for Zero at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
69 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 117 | 117 | 64 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.49m | 11:48PM2.32m | 2:39PM1.51m | 00:48AM2.14m | 3:50PM1.58m | 2:00AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.20m | 7:32AM0.08m | 6:35PM1.27m | 8:34AM0.20m | 8:10PM1.29m | 9:35AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 19 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 61 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 10 | 11 | 184 | 6 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 4 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 4 | 117 | 117 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 96 | 184 | 10 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | W 11 | S 9 | S 22 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 96 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | SE 8 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 219 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 266 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 219 |
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