Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
21.8° C
4.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
2
2
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
12
0.4
SW
26
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
13
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
240
233
404
274
219
209
190
141
171
149
189
284
284
444
368
271
184
237
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM1.91m
7:52AM1.30m
5:50PM1.95m
8:45AM1.37m
6:39PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.62m
10:53AM1.23m
1:43AM0.50m
12:06PM1.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
25
22
22
22
24
28
29
31
28
22
23
22
25
27
26
25
22
21
Feels °C
26
26
23
22
24
23
25
28
28
29
27
24
24
23
26
27
26
26
24
22
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