Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (22 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.6
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)15151414131313131313131351316121515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545441393434444444444434171620151919191717161616
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
0
N
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassononcross-
on
oncrossglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
1.94
12:12AM
1.75
11:29AM
1.73
12:49AM
1.83
12:28PM
1.49
1:34AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.44
5:50AM
1.01
6:03PM
0.59
7:03AM
0.97
6:33PM
0.76
8:37AM
0.88
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-5:15-------5:15-------5:16------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151414141617161414131313141414131313131316
Feels °C (?)151415151313141616141313131312131212121313121215
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