Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C
4.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
100
72
71
71
71
70
97
97
96
64
64
63
85
84
61
82
130
143
212
292
210
119
172
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
0
E
5
E
5
E
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:23AM1.29m
2:43PM1.95m
4:41AM1.19m
3:49PM2.02m
7:02AM1.25m
5:01PM2.12m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.95m
10:32PM0.73m
8:12AM1.09m
11:59PM0.54m
9:39AM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
22
23
26
21
18
18
18
20
24
23
23
20
20
20
20
22
25
25
24
22
20
Feels °C
19
20
21
22
23
24
20
19
19
19
21
24
23
24
22
22
20
21
23
25
25
24
23
22
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