Zuma Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Los Angeles County, USA)
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Surf Break: Zuma Beach
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Surf Break: Zuma Beach
| Name: | Zuma Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Zuma Beach in LA County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and pollution.
Overall Zuma Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph describes the range of swells directed at Zuma Beach over a normal year, base... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
Also see Zuma Beach surf quality by season and Zuma Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Los Angeles County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Zuma Beach
Visitor Reviews of Zuma Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Zuma Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Trancas Point | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Westward Beach/Point Dume | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Marshalls | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Point Dume Little Dume | 3 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Zero | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Zuma Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 24 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 59 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 82 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 94 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | San Clemente Basin Buoy | 116 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Zuma Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), California | 16 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California | 20 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub) | 20 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Monica, California | 20 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2) | 20 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Zuma Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 67 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 71 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 71 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 104 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Summit (United States) | 112 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Zuma Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Malibu (United States) | 2 mi |
| Second closest city location | Agoura Hills (United States) | 9 mi |
| Third closest city location | Malibu Beach (United States) | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Westlake Village (United States) | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Agoura (United States) | 10 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Zuma Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Zuma Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away.
- Third is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 48 km (30 miles) away.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 49 km (30 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Zuma Beach and is 68 km (42 miles) away.
