Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.2° 

Zuma Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
751
582
563
499
493
582
575
568
463
434
417
339
334
297
297
236
233
233
180
175
151
187
180
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
E
0
ESE
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:52AM1.88m
10:41PM1.94m
11:17AM1.94m
11:22PM1.77m
11:45AM2.00m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.40m
4:42PM0.72m
4:58AM0.52m
5:26PM0.68m
5:21AM0.66m
6:16PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
25
28
28
28
25
22
22
21
23
25
25
25
22
20
19
19
21
23
23
23
19
19
Feels °C
27
25
28
29
28
28
25
23
24
23
25
26
26
25
21
21
21
20
22
22
22
23
18
19
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