Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 127 | 114 | 111 | 139 | 149 | 163 | 203 | 206 | 154 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 219 | 219 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 133 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.48m | 7:03PM2.01m | 9:10AM1.53m | 7:43PM2.10m | 9:28AM1.59m | 8:18PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM1.25m | 2:29AM0.34m | 1:37PM1.16m | 2:57AM0.28m | 2:13PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 105 | 56 | 98 | 67 | 139 | 149 | 163 | 203 | 206 | 153 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 128 | 17 | 219 | 219 | 169 | 129 | 87 | 133 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 85 | 114 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 106 | 50 | 138 | 140 | 173 | 18 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 127 | 125 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | W 4 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 131 | 127 | 85 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 70 | 9 | 10 | 126 | 126 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 90 | 86 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 30 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 |
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