Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.4°C
5.4° 

Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malibu today (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
475
451
512
505
417
417
417
344
344
344
348
348
279
272
233
178
175
173
173
133
133
133
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:33PM1.79m
5:29AM1.83m
4:52PM1.76m
6:00AM1.96m
5:58PM1.74m
6:29AM2.07m
Low Tide
10:03AM1.21m
10:36PM0.42m
11:17AM0.99m
11:22PM0.49m
12:12PM0.77m
00:01AM0.58m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
20
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
16
20
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
18
16
16
16
16
16
19
18
17
16
17
17
15
14
19
20
19
17
18
17
17
17
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