Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
9
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
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
8
25
30
25
51
51
51
51
25
64
55
54
42
42
42
85
118
67
66
66
71
70
140
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
E
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM1.54m
10:00PM2.17m
11:54AM1.47m
10:29PM2.12m
12:49PM1.40m
11:00PM2.05m
Low Tide
3:46PM1.07m
5:19AM0.30m
4:09PM1.15m
6:00AM0.36m
4:31PM1.22m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
14
17
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
15
15
15
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
7
4
25
30
25
4
5
3
51
8
64
55
54
42
42
42
85
118
48
66
46
71
70
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
29
8
9
9
9
51
51
51
3
25
8
8
18
30
30
31
31
8
67
35
66
67
67
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
9
7
6
2
6
9
9
9
8
7
13
13
31
31
31
31
8
14
8
8
26
25
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
11
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
2
4
3
7
1
9
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
12
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
214
435
70
8
7
0
0
40
402
402
70
7
8
2
2
8
212
183
432
8
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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