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Malibu in Kanagawa and Chiba is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. There is a right breaking reef. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Malibu Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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The graph illustrates the variation of swells directed at Malibu over a normal year, ba... (show all text)

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Also see Malibu surf quality by season and Malibu surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Kanagawa and Chiba surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Malibu

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Malibu:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Matsube Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Hebara	3 mi
Third closest break	Kuminatu	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Onjuku	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Amatu	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Malibu:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2213 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2464 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	2643 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3088 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3338 mi
Tide stations nearest to Malibu:
Closest tide station	Kazusa-Katuura, Tiba, Japan	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Kamogawa, Tiba, Japan	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Sirahama (Tiba), Tiba, Japan	27 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hunakata, Tiba, Japan	28 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Iwaihukuro, Tiba, Japan	28 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Malibu:
Closest ski area	Okushiga Kogen (Japan)	112 mi
Second closest ski area	Yatsugatake Sailer Valley (Japan)	116 mi
Third closest ski area	Nikko Kirifuri Kogen (Japan)	122 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Koumi Riekkusu Ski Valley (Japan)	124 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fujimi Kogen (Japan)	125 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Malibu:
Closest city location	Katsuura (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Ohara (Japan)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Kawaguchi (Japan)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mobara (Japan)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Oami (Japan)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Malibu is Tokyo International Airport (HND) in Japan, 67 km (42 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Malibu is New Tokyo International Airport (NRT), also in Japan, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Oshima Airport (OIM) in Japan, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Yokota Ab Airport (OKO) in Japan is 111 km (69 miles) away.
• Miyakejima Airport (MMY), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Malibu and is 138 km (86 miles) away.