Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
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)


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19125325319111912812316516516516516311611310710414314310210199999899
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
0
ENE
5
W
5
W
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
2.38
11:03AM
1.67
10:24PM
2.41
12:03PM
1.55
11:05PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.76
4:45AM
0.12
4:05PM
0.89
5:36AM
0.09
4:40PM
1.02
6:34AM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-7:27-------7:28-------7:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201919191816172122211918171718202120161615151619
Feels °C (?)181715151413151919181717161617181917141514141517
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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