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Zuma Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zuma Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | |
70 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 160 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.35m | 11:34PM1.97m | 4:17PM1.35m | 00:13AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.43m | 4:49PM1.29m | 7:41AM0.50m | 4:37PM1.35m | 8:41AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 |
 kJ | 70 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 64 | 39 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 160 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 17 | 80 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 146 | 158 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 72 | 113 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 62 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 11 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 432 | 432 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
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