Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 64 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 165 | 167 | 188 | 131 | 85 | 118 | 111 | 139 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.36m | 5:15PM1.84m | 8:40AM1.43m | 6:16PM1.92m | 8:54AM1.48m | 7:03PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM1.35m | 1:20AM0.53m | 12:02PM1.33m | 1:57AM0.42m | 12:57PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 64 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 165 | 167 | 188 | 12 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 139 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 51 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 105 | 85 | 7 | 111 | 112 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 4 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 26 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 131 | 7 | 118 | 7 | 10 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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