Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.3
S
0.4
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)14111114121313131313131313121212121212121212125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3721765344235313131313130302726262626262626262619
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
30
NE
30
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
0
NE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
E
15
E
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
1.68
10:56PM
1.97
11:38AM
1.48
11:23PM
1.92
12:38PM
1.31
11:54PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.79
5:39AM
0.66
4:52PM
0.95
6:33AM
0.72
5:00PM
1.09
7:49AM
0.78
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:16-------6:13-------6:13-
Sunset-5:54-------5:54-------5:55------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212219181616162123232219182018242626232120151518
Feels °C (?)181915141111111214171513121212182123191615121315
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Malibu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest