Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Zuma Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, California
Zuma Beach, Malibu, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 7.1 ft at 8:47 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW
- Wind
- 7 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.5 ft risinghigh 7.1 ft at 8:47 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 69°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:55 pm
Zuma Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Zuma Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Zuma Beach: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.7 ft |
Zuma Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Zuma Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
- Lulls
- about 127 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Zuma Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Zuma Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Zuma Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 5 s · SW | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 15 s · SSW | 7 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 19 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–5 ft | Good | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Zuma Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Zuma Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Zuma Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.2 ft at 2:22 am, high 7.1 ft at 8:47 am, low 0.4 ft at 4:05 pm and high 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm. At 5 am the tide is 4.5 ft and rising.
Zuma Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:22 amHigh 7.1 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.4 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:13 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.7 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:28 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.3 ft at 12:40 amLow 4.0 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.4 ft at 2:12 amLow 4.3 ft at 3:52 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:14 amLow 4.3 ft at 4:40 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:48 amLow 1.6 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 4:42 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:33 amHigh 5.1 ft at 1:03 pmLow 1.7 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:54 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:53 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Zuma Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Zuma Beach is about 73°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Zuma Beach
- Westward Beach1.2 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Point Dume1.6 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Trancas / Broad Beach1.8 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Little Dume2.0 mi ESE · 2 ft · Fair
- Paradise Cove2.6 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- El Matador State Beach2.8 mi WNW · 2 ft · Good
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About Zuma Beach
Zuma Beach is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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