Zmudowski State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 121.80° W

Zmudowski State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zmudowski State Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Zmudowski State Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zmudowski State Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Zmudowski State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
506
457
499
451
559
422
417
411
334
334
239
239
239
239
239
239
229
284
276
411
404
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
0
ESE
5
E
0
NE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
0
WSW
0
ENE
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:39AM1.13m
5:39PM1.63m
8:36AM1.22m
6:52PM1.66m
9:20AM1.30m
7:59PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.94m
1:20AM-0.05m
1:06PM0.89m
2:20AM-0.11m
2:12PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
21
20
19
16
14
13
13
13
18
19
19
16
14
13
12
12
20
19
18
14
14
Feels °C
13
19
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
17
16
14
13
11
11
18
17
17
14
14
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