Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)171717161616161615151514141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1511479291191253253191119128123165165165165163116113107104143143102101
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
5
E
10
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
0
SW
5
ENE
0
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.77
9:47PM
2.38
11:03AM
1.67
10:24PM
2.41
12:03PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.22
3:31PM
0.76
4:45AM
0.12
4:05PM
0.89
5:36AM
0.09
4:40PM
1.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:18-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:28-------7:29--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151516202119191918161722222019181717182121201716
Feels °C (?)141414181917151514131519191716171616161918171514
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