Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.4°C
4.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
253
240
181
132
136
132
192
185
141
202
270
270
312
214
329
319
475
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
E
5
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
W
5
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:53PM2.18m
10:08AM1.72m
9:28PM2.15m
10:29AM1.80m
10:03PM2.07m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.26m
3:24PM0.88m
4:12AM0.31m
4:02PM0.79m
clear
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clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
29
25
25
24
26
28
29
28
26
22
24
23
26
30
29
30
27
24
Feels °C
29
27
27
26
27
29
31
29
29
25
26
26
28
31
29
30
27
25
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