Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
23.2°C
5.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
283
395
395
295
292
214
249
326
356
356
589
689
422
412
412
493
487
487
481
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:26PM1.89m
9:27AM2.18m
10:10PM1.78m
9:52AM2.19m
10:54PM1.66m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.43m
3:15AM0.62m
4:01PM0.35m
3:41AM0.76m
4:39PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
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6:56
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6:29
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6:28
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6:25
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1
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
23
22
23
22
22
24
23
24
24
24
23
22
19
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
24
23
21
20
23
22
21
24
22
22
22
23
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
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