Zuma Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Zuma Beach Surf Guide

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.

Zuma Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Zuma Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Zuma Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Zuma Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Zuma Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in December while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

24%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Zuma Beach Location Map

Interactive Zuma Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Zuma Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:43 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on

What does Zuma Beach look like?

Latest photos from Zuma Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Dee Ripp Credit: Alfredo Rothrock Credit: Donnie Eichar

Tides at Zuma Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Malibu, 4 km from Zuma Beach.

Next High Water: 04:17pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 07:41am | 0.5m

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Zuma Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Zuma Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite