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Breaks respond best to open west-NW groundswells with light easterly winds for clean faces.
Mid-tide windows usually offer the most rideable peaks while very low or very high tides tend to close out or expose rips.
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Zmudowski State Beach
A wide, windswept Monterey County sand beach with shifting bars, occasional hollow lefts and rights, and strong rip currents that keep lineups small. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Zmudowski State Beach in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 3-4 ft
- Period 6 s
- Wind E 5 kt
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Sandbars move frequently so the peak can jump along the wide beach - expect variable peaks and hidden troughs that produce strong rip currents.
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