Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817161616161616161616161515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207204145133129127127125124124122121118112107104103103818181525381
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
0
ENE
0
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
2.00
6:45PM
1.42
3:58AM
1.95
7:21PM
1.55
5:29AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.28
10:46AM
0.43
9:23PM
1.38
12:02PM
0.36
11:34PM
1.30
12:57PM
0.30
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:09-------7:10
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516161622232322181717182425222120191920232423
Feels °C (?)171616171622222221171717182423212020191920222322
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