Zuma Beach surf break

Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
366
291
288
220
209
193
191
242
242
242
188
188
186
113
175
127
123
121
104
104
151
157
211
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
E
10
E
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14AM1.59m
6:42PM1.83m
6:24AM1.60m
7:04PM1.99m
7:25AM1.62m
7:31PM2.17m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.63m
00:51AM0.93m
12:28PM0.67m
1:35AM0.67m
1:03PM0.73m
2:18AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
16
20
21
21
18
18
15
15
16
18
16
17
14
14
14
13
14
17
17
17
14
13
13
14
16
19
20
20
17
17
15
15
16
17
15
16
14
14
15
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
291
366
291
288
220
209
193
191
242
242
242
188
188
186
113
175
127
123
121
104
102
69
157
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
11
26
2
18
18
19
30
29
24
25
53
13
65
64
63
104
104
151
102
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.2
W
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
W
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
4
7
27
30
9
9
19
9
10
10
23
9
10
10
21
9
10
26
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
15
1
2
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
47
212
16
2
2
2
0
0
47
47
47
57
0
0
0
0
212
154
70
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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