Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 429 | 631 | 598 | 593 | 557 | 549 | 469 | 280 | 222 | 258 | 340 | 268 | 268 | 89 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 178 | 229 | 83 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.61m | 10:19PM2.16m | 11:48AM1.66m | 10:53PM2.05m | 12:14PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM1.02m | 5:21AM0.28m | 4:53PM1.00m | 5:45AM0.38m | 5:37PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 429 | 429 | 631 | 598 | 593 | 557 | 549 | 469 | 280 | 193 | 258 | 340 | 268 | 268 | 82 | 125 | 123 | 232 | 178 | 229 | 83 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | S 13 | W 5 | S 10 | WSW 5 | S 9 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 56 | 4 | 9 | 184 | 222 | 137 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 89 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 71 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | SSE 9 | — | W 5 | — | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 5 | S 10 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | — | 11 | — | 103 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 203 | 369 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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