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Zuma Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Zuma Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2PM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 21s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zuma Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
44 | 44 | 41 | 78 | 79 | 123 | 80 | 170 | 239 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 196 | 419 | 402 | 254 | 182 | 276 | 352 | 438 | 344 | 252 | 229 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.49m | 2:21AM1.68m | 6:15PM1.58m | 3:52AM1.61m | 6:26PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.58m | 8:54PM1.46m | 10:33AM0.59m | 10:56PM1.36m | 11:16AM0.60m | 00:02AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 20 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 15 | 10 | 27 | 78 | 79 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 239 | 42 | 28 | 125 | 179 | 419 | 402 | 254 | 182 | 276 | 352 | 438 | 344 | 252 | 229 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 20 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 123 | 80 | 170 | 14 | 131 | 64 | 28 | 196 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 41 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 60 | 131 | 131 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 432 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 212 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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