Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
4.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
1.3
W
7
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
358
291
291
276
262
220
220
217
171
169
169
138
138
100
166
233
93
91
89
63
58
161
129
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:13AM2.02m
10:15PM2.03m
10:41AM2.07m
10:59PM1.85m
11:08AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.30m
4:12PM0.55m
4:26AM0.46m
4:56PM0.51m
4:52AM0.64m
5:41PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
26
26
26
23
21
22
22
22
25
25
25
23
22
20
20
21
23
24
25
23
21
Feels °C
26
26
25
27
28
29
26
23
25
25
25
28
28
26
22
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
24
23
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