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California

Zuma Beach

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.5ft

14s period

Swell

SSW

197°

Windcross

4 mph

ESE

Tide

-0.2 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

33% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.0ft

14s

57%

P2 (secondary)

SW

0.7ft

10s

25%

P3 (tertiary)

SW

0.6ft

10s

18%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, pollution

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46251

Hs3.9 ft

Tp14s

DirSSW

Water60°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.5

13s

SSW196°

6mphcross-off

-0.2ft↑

5am

1.5

13s

SSW197°

7mphcross-off

0.4ft↑

8am

1.5

13s

SSW196°

9mphcross

3.3ft

11am

1.6

16s

SSW196°

9mphcross

3.3ft↓

2pm

1.7

16s

SSW195°

6mphonshore

1.3ft↑

5pm

1.8

15s

SSW196°

9mphcross-on

2.3ft↑

8pm

1.8

15s

SSW195°

8mphcross-on

5.6ft↓

11pm

1.7

15s

SSW195°

0mphonshore

4.8ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.8

15s

SSW195°

7mphcross-off

0.6ft↓

5am

1.8

15s

SSW194°

9mphcross-off

-0.7ft↑

8am

1.8

14s

SSW194°

9mphcross

2.3ft↑

11am

1.8

14s

SSW194°

8mphcross

3.7ft↓

2pm

1.5

14s

SSW194°

6mphonshore

1.8ft↑

5pm

1.9

14s

SSW194°

9mphcross-on

2.0ft↑

8pm

1.8

13s

SSW195°

4mphonshore

5.5ft↑

11pm

1.7

13s

SSW195°

3mphcross

5.8ft

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