Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 12 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
W
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151515151515141414676141416161616613141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242242246249252249222160111154211339194149104147147147102151101149167167
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.71
6:56AM
1.83
8:04PM
1.85
7:44AM
1.87
8:23PM
2.00
8:32AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.49
1:15AM
1.05
1:34PM
0.47
1:54AM
0.83
2:02PM
0.50
2:33AM
0.60
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171715141313141616171514141415171717151414141518
Feels °C (?)131313121111121311121112121214151414121314131416
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