Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zuma Beach today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zuma Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zuma Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 326 | 326 | 246 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | 348 | 318 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.77m | 8:00AM2.00m | 8:17PM1.78m | 8:22AM2.14m | 9:03PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.81m | 1:39AM0.60m | 2:19PM0.60m | 2:06AM0.66m | 2:57PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 250 | 192 | 189 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 50 | 362 | 348 | 318 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 360 | 326 | 326 | 246 | 15 | 133 | 123 | 135 | 133 | 96 | 266 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 9 | — | S 13 | W 10 | W 9 | S 20 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 15 | 227 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | — | 85 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | 48 | 18 | 36 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 17 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
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