Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zuma Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 325 | 297 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 181 | 178 | 161 | 158 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 81 | 83 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.94m | 11:22PM1.77m | 11:45AM2.00m | 00:10AM1.57m | 12:18PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.52m | 5:26PM0.68m | 5:21AM0.66m | 6:16PM0.66m | 5:45AM0.81m | 7:18PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 325 | 297 | 50 | 39 | 233 | 178 | 163 | 146 | 141 | 134 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
58 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 261 | 233 | 27 | 181 | 178 | 161 | 158 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 68 | 67 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 75 | 45 | 75 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 74 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 161 | — | — | — | 37 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 34 | — | — | 17 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 102 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 212 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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