Zero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and settle in, because I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to be straight with you: it’s a lean stretch for our stretch of coast. This forecast is for the break we call "Zero," a point break that’s more of a sometimes-thing than a reliable everyday spot. It’s exposed and needs a good south-southwest swell to really wake up, and we just aren’t seeing that happen on any consistent basis.

The next 16 days are going to test your patience. There’s a whole lot of small, weak surf on the menu, and a lot of it is going to be messy or just plain flat. I’m not going to sugarcoat it – this is a waiting game.

Looking right now through the end of this week, we’re dealing with ankle-biters. Friday morning brings a little pulse of 3ft swell from the southwest, with a long 16-second period, but the energy behind it is weak (322). The water is a balmy 73°, which is nearly 9° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s genuinely weird, but it’s what we’ve got. The problem is, the wind is light and onshore, so it’s going to be a bit of a mess. We might see a couple of closeouts, but don’t get your hopes up.

The weekend is worse. Saturday and Sunday drop off to 2ft, with energy levels falling into the low 100s. The wind is either light cross-onshore or just cross, making everything lumpy and uninviting. This isn't surfing; this is paddling around.

We have a long, flat, and frustrating stretch from Monday the 15th through to Wednesday the 18th. The swell is tiny, with poor conditions almost all the way through. Tuesday the 16th has a cross-onshore breeze that will just chop up anything that tries to form. Honestly, if you have a kite, this might be more your scene than a surfboard.

There’s a slight flicker of life late on Saturday the 19th and into Sunday the 20th. The swell bumps back to a meager 2ft from the southwest, and the wind goes cross-offshore from the WNW. That’s the key. Those afternoons are looking like the first time in the period we might see a clean, lined-up wave, even if it's small. The energy is still moderate (338 and 348), but clean is clean, and that’s a big plus for a spot like this that needs all the help it can get. If you can only paddle out once this week, this is your window. It’s not going to be big, but it might be your only chance at something rideable.

The beginning of the following week, Monday the 21st, sees the swell push up to 3ft, and the energy jumps to a moderate 402-495. The period drops a bit to 17 seconds, but there’s a bit more push. The wind is going to be cross-shore, which is okay, but it’s not glassy. It’s a step in the right direction but still not a standout.

Then, we go quiet again. The rest of the period from Tuesday the 22nd right through to the 26th just fades away again. The swell drops back down, the winds get messy, and we’re back to that poor-to-marginal purgatory. There’s no real punch in any of it.

So here’s the deal. There is no proper swell on the horizon. The only thing even close to a highlight is that Saturday and Sunday afternoon (19th and 20th) with the clean offshore breeze. It’s still small, and you’ll need a high-performance board, but it will be the cleanest we’ll see. Then, Monday the 21st has a touch more size, but the wind won't be as kind. Everything else is a blank. Hold tight, keep your board waxed, and be ready to move when that WNW wind shows up.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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