Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.4°C
4.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
S
15
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
152
286
440
498
466
423
339
325
253
240
181
132
136
129
192
185
141
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
5
E
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:19PM2.16m
9:48AM1.65m
8:53PM2.18m
10:08AM1.72m
9:28PM2.15m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.25m
2:49PM0.97m
3:48AM0.26m
3:24PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
26
23
23
24
26
28
29
31
23
26
24
23
25
29
28
28
26
23
Feels °C
26
25
24
26
28
29
31
31
25
28
26
25
26
30
29
30
29
25
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