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Zmudowski State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131413131816161615151414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226186151159261289335318469554534566857834811743599590590590492432355355
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
W
0
E
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		offglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.66
12:08AM
1.31
10:46AM
1.61
12:36AM
1.35
11:29AM
1.53
1:05AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
-0.18
5:04AM
0.80
5:44PM
-0.14
5:48AM
0.74
6:17PM
-0.06
6:36AM
0.66
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset-5:17-------5:19-------5:20------
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202016141414141519191615141514151616151413131215
Feels °C (?)171814111111111217171513121312141515141312121014
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