Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 07 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
46
50
44
44
44
27
78
96
123
80
170
239
131
131
131
196
419
402
254
182
276
352
438
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:05AM1.77m
6:12PM1.49m
2:21AM1.68m
6:15PM1.58m
3:52AM1.61m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.58m
8:54PM1.46m
10:33AM0.59m
10:56PM1.36m
11:16AM0.60m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
15
18
19
19
15
15
15
16
18
20
20
21
18
16
16
16
19
21
21
20
15
13
11
13
15
17
18
18
15
14
14
17
19
20
19
20
18
16
16
16
19
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
50
21
41
24
16
10
9
78
79
14
20
14
239
42
28
125
177
419
402
254
182
276
352
438
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
S
20
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
13
46
45
44
44
44
27
27
5
123
80
170
9
131
64
28
196
6
10
14
9
10
28
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2
13
50
13
12
26
12
44
27
27
26
6
16
60
131
131
26
6
7
17
18
8
14
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
Energy kJ
6
1
25
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
47
212
70
0
0
0
0
0
47
16
16
7
0
0
0
0
44
47
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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