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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 09 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
15.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)22s
Evening (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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

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Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212111124222221212121202020191919191818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24111010224384154233233332320388490373480475465471442418413300390
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
SW
0
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.78
2:56AM
1.72
4:42AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.19
10:39AM
0.77
12:09PM
0.68
1:01PM
0.57
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:11-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------6:58-------6:59-------6:59
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515141417181614141413131922232120202020273030
Feels °C (?)141515151416161514141414131920211918171616252827
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