Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.5°C
4.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
263
289
222
195
192
198
168
163
154
158
156
149
235
206
159
159
159
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM1.78m
10:29AM2.19m
11:26PM1.63m
11:02AM2.21m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.73m
5:16PM0.36m
4:39AM0.86m
6:08PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
27
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
20
20
20
21
25
24
24
24
23
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