Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 519 | 487 | 344 | 387 | 363 | 459 | 454 | 443 | 443 | 877 | 857 | 492 | 380 | 376 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.67m | 10:18AM2.17m | 11:39PM1.54m | 10:45AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.32m | 4:05AM0.90m | 5:19PM0.34m | 4:28AM1.03m | 6:02PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 519 | 487 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 877 | 857 | 492 | 380 | 376 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 407 | 181 | 123 | 81 | 39 | 298 | 395 | 298 | 387 | 363 | 459 | 454 | 418 | 356 | 5 | 5 | 194 | 161 | 191 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 190 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 223 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 51 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 156 | — | — | — | 37 | 38 | 216 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 82 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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