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Zmudowski State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Monterey (18 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Zmudowski State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zmudowski State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zmudowski State Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zmudowski State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Zmudowski State Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zmudowski State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
474 | 457 | 372 | 352 | 338 | 277 | 152 | 251 | 298 | 235 | 190 | 170 | 229 | 229 | 497 | 595 | 711 | 218 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 155 | 155 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.57m | 5:08PM1.17m | 3:18AM1.46m | 6:14PM1.22m | 4:34AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.84m | 9:39AM-0.26m | 9:46PM0.86m | 10:48AM-0.17m | 11:17PM0.81m | 11:55AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 474 | 457 | 372 | 352 | 338 | 277 | 84 | 251 | 282 | 235 | 190 | 144 | 140 | 107 | 251 | 251 | 186 | 136 | 131 | 138 | 120 | 113 | 98 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 83 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 97 | 140 | 219 | 298 | 188 | 168 | 170 | 229 | 229 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 198 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 155 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 48 | 152 | 123 | 144 | 219 | 147 | 129 | 127 | 186 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 181 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 50 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 595 | 711 | 218 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 144 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 322 | 21 |
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