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Malibu Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 17 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
209 | 302 | 188 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 172 | 155 | 153 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 153 | 150 | 140 | 92 | 96 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.98m | 5:48PM1.57m | 3:44AM1.87m | 6:31PM1.69m | 5:12AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM1.37m | 10:15AM0.34m | 10:01PM1.35m | 11:21AM0.37m | 11:40PM1.20m | 12:14PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 209 | 116 | 79 | 52 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 172 | 155 | 153 | 33 | 209 | 209 | 153 | 150 | 140 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | S 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 185 | 188 | 251 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 155 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 128 | 302 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 3 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 16 | 37 | 96 | 80 | 75 | 50 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 441 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 441 | 441 |
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