Zero Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° N 118.92° W

Zero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zero sea temperature is
21.3°C
4.0° 

Zero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Zero today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zero at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
597
590
487
582
575
679
767
358
422
334
481
654
662
636
534
527
507
474
462
485
485
371
449
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:20AM1.48m
3:22PM1.64m
7:11AM1.55m
4:51PM1.65m
7:18AM1.63m
5:55PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:01AM1.45m
11:35PM0.60m
11:42AM1.34m
00:15AM0.56m
12:31PM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
24
26
26
25
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
21
24
23
23
20
21
20
21
20
23
23
22
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
17
19
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