Zmudowski State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° N 121.80° W

Zmudowski State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zmudowski State Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zmudowski State Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
281
292
372
268
253
253
257
321
233
233
226
220
161
171
329
154
154
116
563
563
563
368
268
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
N
0
E
0
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:50AM0.96m
5:49PM1.54m
8:25AM1.00m
6:36PM1.54m
9:33AM1.08m
7:25PM1.55m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.27m
11:26AM0.73m
1:26AM0.17m
12:31PM0.84m
2:20AM0.08m
1:35PM0.91m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
19
18
16
14
13
13
14
20
20
21
18
15
14
13
14
21
22
21
17
15
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
15
14
13
14
19
18
20
18
16
14
13
14
19
20
19
17
16
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