Surf Forecasts:
Playa Malibu surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period, S swell with 231 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Malibu this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Malibu over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 20s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Malibu in the next 16 days are 0.5m 21s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jun 12) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Malibu over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
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 kJ | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 82 | 129 | 73 | 108 | 108 | 153 | 151 | 84 | 192 | 73 | 104 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:59AM4.10m | 00:38AM3.79m | 12:58PM4.28m | 1:38AM4.01m | 1:55PM4.47m | 2:35AM4.24m | 2:51PM4.64m | 3:30AM4.44m | 3:45PM4.76m | 4:24AM4.60m | 4:39PM4.80m | 5:17AM4.68m | 5:32PM4.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.85m | 6:43AM0.99m | 7:27PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.80m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:40AM0.60m | 9:16PM0.10m | 9:35AM0.42m | 10:08PM-0.05m | 10:29AM0.32m | 10:59PM-0.11m | 11:22AM0.30m | 11:49PM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 64 | 33 | 60 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 82 | 129 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 153 | 151 | 84 | 192 | 73 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 33 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 108 | 108 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 20 | S 8 | — | S 21 | S 26 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 682 | 0 |
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