Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 30 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
W
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
43
44
29
28
28
17
17
28
28
28
29
29
8
25
30
25
69
51
51
51
25
64
55
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
20
W
15
WNW
0
N
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:08PM2.18m
10:25AM1.60m
9:33PM2.19m
11:08AM1.54m
10:00PM2.17m
11:54AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.30m
3:21PM0.98m
4:41AM0.28m
3:46PM1.07m
5:19AM0.30m
4:09PM1.15m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:37
7:38
7:39
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
15
17
18
17
15
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
7
43
44
23
15
9
7
5
28
8
7
7
7
4
25
30
25
51
51
51
51
2
64
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
32
31
29
29
28
28
17
17
11
28
28
29
29
8
9
9
9
3
3
4
4
8
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
14
15
8
8
8
11
11
11
2
12
8
9
9
7
6
2
6
9
9
9
8
25
8
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
60
5
4
4
2
69
12
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
47
80
70
14
0
14
0
0
154
432
214
5
0
0
8
40
102
102
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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