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Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.3° C
 (Which is 2.1°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: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)181818101414131316151515151415141515151214141412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61613032102931028612412112144716967615857555139373628
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
0
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.40
5:46AM
2.31
8:10PM
1.51
6:42AM
2.42
8:46PM
1.59
7:32AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
1.20
1:26PM
0.08
12:19AM
1.14
2:10PM
-0.03
1:15AM
1.05
2:50PM
-0.08
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191717171721242421202020192224242221212020232525
Feels °C (?)151212121217212016151515151921211817171616202222
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