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Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212191919191818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10210199999899999896895050505050118184184113155219304304294
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
2.38
1:17PM
1.45
11:54PM
2.28
2:52PM
1.40
12:53AM
2.14
4:39PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.14
5:20PM
1.15
7:42AM
0.21
6:12PM
1.27
8:58AM
0.29
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------21--------
Temp. °C151514141518181815151514151716171514131213161717
Feels °C (?)14141313151615151213141314141414121110911131312
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