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Malibu Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 123 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 143 | 143 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 52 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:03AM 1.67 | 10:24PM 2.41 | 12:03PM 1.55 | 11:05PM 2.38 | 1:16PM 1.45 | 11:53PM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05PM 0.89 | 5:36AM 0.09 | 4:40PM 1.02 | 6:34AM 0.13 | 5:20PM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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