Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.4°C
4.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
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
1.3
W
7
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
339
318
350
361
312
271
263
289
222
195
192
175
166
158
156
154
149
107
145
206
159
159
159
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
0
NE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:00AM2.13m
10:37PM1.78m
10:29AM2.19m
11:26PM1.63m
11:02AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.60m
4:30PM0.41m
4:13AM0.73m
5:16PM0.36m
4:39AM0.86m
6:08PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
22
25
25
24
21
21
20
19
20
23
23
23
22
23
22
21
22
25
26
26
24
21
Feels °C
25
24
24
26
25
24
22
22
20
19
20
22
21
20
22
21
19
20
20
23
23
24
24
20
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