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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 10 am Tuesday 12 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zuma Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 104 | 104 | 151 | 157 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 291 | 280 | 237 | 234 | 252 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.60m | 7:04PM1.99m | 7:25AM1.62m | 7:31PM2.17m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:03PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.67m | 1:35AM0.67m | 1:03PM0.73m | 2:18AM0.41m | 1:40PM0.80m | 3:03AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 104 | 102 | 69 | 157 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 291 | 280 | 237 | 234 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 151 | 102 | 70 | 68 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 432 | 70 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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