Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 106 | 139 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 166 | 129 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 78 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.07m | 10:58PM1.86m | 11:08AM2.08m | 11:43PM1.66m | 11:36AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.46m | 4:55PM0.51m | 4:52AM0.63m | 5:40PM0.52m | 5:15AM0.82m | 6:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 217 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 21 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 108 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 78 | 108 | 108 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 129 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 49 | 106 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
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