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Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Zuma Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181812111115161616161613131415151515141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313123222134646565652530305454845454413934344444
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
W
0
NNE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		ononcrosscrossglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
1.62
10:06AM
2.12
11:40PM
1.68
10:44AM
1.94
12:12AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.21
4:03AM
1.04
5:08PM
0.31
4:52AM
1.03
5:35PM
0.44
5:50AM
1.01
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:56-
Sunset-5:13-------5:14-------5:15------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181717171818171717151615161616151515141416
Feels °C (?)181718171515151617151515131413141515131314131315
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