Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 282 | 278 | 275 | 220 | 307 | 196 | 242 | 258 | 261 | 330 | 240 | 313 | 696 | 298 | 358 | 519 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.47m | 3:15PM1.88m | 3:53AM1.28m | 4:05PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.94m | 8:16AM0.79m | 10:21PM0.87m | 8:53AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 287 | 282 | 278 | 214 | 206 | 307 | 146 | 242 | 149 | 143 | 130 | 240 | 313 | 696 | 298 | 358 | 519 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 291 | 235 | 216 | 275 | 220 | 4 | 196 | 206 | 258 | 261 | 330 | 98 | 94 | 40 | 199 | 156 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | S 14 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SW 21 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 55 | 75 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 113 | 113 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 18 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 115 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 115 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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