Zuma Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
6.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
W
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
W
23
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
102
135
153
149
168
227
229
140
94
130
125
163
350
450
235
156
304
273
203
132
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:40AM1.38m
10:21AM1.99m
2:10AM1.37m
11:00AM1.87m
3:58AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.38m
3:47AM1.29m
6:21PM0.47m
4:13AM1.36m
7:17PM0.54m
5:12AM1.42m
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rain showers
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clear
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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2
2
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
14
16
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
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