Zuma Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.84° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zuma Beach sea temperature is

20.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	109	77	75	95	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	91	181	130	94	91	74	74	74	77	188
Wind (km/h)	ESE	S	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:40AM1.69m			10:38PM2.44m					12:21PM1.74m				11:27PM2.25m				1:03PM1.79m				00:17AM2.00m
Low Tide	5:06AM-0.11m			4:27PM0.98m					5:48AM-0.00m				5:24PM0.96m				6:28AM0.16m				6:25PM0.96m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56
	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	26	27	29	27	20	22	21	24	26	25	23	20	19	19	19	21	22	23	22	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	23	27	27	28	27	20	22	22	25	27	26	24	20	19	18	18	20	21	22	22	21	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 6	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17
kJ	66	65	56	49	91	90	21	20	14	16	42	88	87	80	11	181	130	94	74	74	74	74	77	188
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	WSW 4	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 12	WSW 4	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 5	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 19	WSW 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SSE 4	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	7	7	75	95	49	7	90	90	90	89	89	6	6	9	91	10	54	54	91	51	1	33	30	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 4	S 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 6	W 6	WSW 6	WSW 5	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	W 5
kJ	109	77	4	6	6	48	48	48	48	28	28	27	27	14	55	54	6	6	6	3	49	30	49	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	SE 2	ESE 2	SE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	1	3	2	—	—	—	1	1	2	7	11	9	4	4	3	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Trancas Point CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Murphy's CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Staircase Beach CAL - Ventura	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Staircase Beach CAL - Ventura	Murphy's CAL - Ventura	Arnold CAL - Ventura	Port Hueneme Beach Park CAL - Ventura	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County	Zuma Beach CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	47	16	16	2	0	0	0	0	21	47	14	0	0	14	21	31	37	44	44	20	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County	Lunada Bay	Haggerty's			Malibu	Haggerty's	Haggerty's	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Exiles	Lunada Bay	El Porto Beach	Haggerty's	Haggerty's	Venice Pier	Ballona Creek and Jetty	Exiles	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay	Haggerty's	Wallys	Wallys	Hammerland
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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