Located in Northern Los Angeles County, Southern California, Zero/Nicholas Canyon County Beach is an excellent point break that thunders over a boulder covered bottom. The waves here are pretty powerful and peel for 150 meters providing excellent hollow sections for the tube hunter in you.
What are the best surf conditions for Zero/Nichols Canyon County Beach?
Gets good from waist high to triple overhead. We recommend riding a shortboard here. Zero is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. The surf here is not consistent (3/10) and will be crowded when it is (8/10). The best swells are from the South, Southwest, and West and big. Best on a low to mid-tide. The best winds are from the North.
We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit in the summer when water temps rise to 19 degrees. In the winter a 4/3 is best when water temperatures drop to 14 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
