Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
23.0°C
4.7° 

Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malibu today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
156
149
145
206
159
159
159
159
157
155
153
151
178
78
103
103
102
80
97
95
92
135
133
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
0
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:25PM1.63m
11:01AM2.21m
00:24AM1.47m
11:40AM2.19m
1:45AM1.33m
12:29PM2.11m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.86m
6:07PM0.36m
5:07AM1.00m
7:11PM0.40m
5:37AM1.14m
8:31PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
23
28
28
29
26
25
22
21
21
25
27
24
22
21
21
21
22
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
21
21
21
26
24
25
25
25
22
22
21
25
27
25
25
23
24
23
24
28
28
26
25
26
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