Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is

20.2° C

Zuma Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	86	117	83	121	111	109	109	109	109	77	75	95	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	126	181
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	E	ESE	S	S	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:58AM1.63m				9:49PM2.55m					11:40AM1.69m			10:38PM2.44m					12:21PM1.74m				11:27PM2.25m
Low Tide				3:32PM1.01m					5:06AM-0.11m			4:27PM0.98m					5:48AM-0.00m				5:24PM0.96m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56
	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	25	25	27	24	24	21	20	24	26	27	29	26	20	21	21	24	26	25	23	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	21	26	24	24	22	24	22	21	25	27	27	28	26	20	21	21	25	27	26	24	21	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	WSW 5	SSW 12	SW 16	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	86	117	83	121	92	95	17	18	18	13	8	49	91	25	43	31	23	17	89	88	87	80	126	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 6	WSW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6
kJ	59	57	51	80	111	109	96	66	66	65	56	95	49	91	90	90	90	89	10	6	6	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 10	S 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	S 9	WSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	42	7	35	10	9	9	109	109	109	77	75	6	10	49	48	48	48	28	28	27	27	14	55	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 3	W 4	W 4	W 5	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	W 6	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2
kJ	—	—	—	3	6	9	43	—	—	—	—	9	64	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zero CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Deer Creek CAL - Ventura	Trancas Point CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Zero CAL - LA County	Trancas Point CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Heavens CAL - LA County	Port Hueneme Beach Park CAL - Ventura	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	7	16	70	212	14	2	0	0	0	44	16	7	2	0	0	0	0	26	44	10	37	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County	Malibu	TCs	Leo Carillo State Beach				Malibu	Malibu	Venice Breakwater	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay		Leo Carillo State Beach	Malibu	Lunada Bay	Hammerland	Hammerland	Haggerty's	Exiles	Torrance Beach/Burn Out	Haggerty's	Haggerty's	Haggerty's
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1				2	2	2	2	1	1		1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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