Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 8PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 608 | 580 | 566 | 458 | 322 | 402 | 397 | 397 | 436 | 392 | 441 | 446 | 441 | 429 | 429 | 640 | 606 | 682 | 549 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:12PM2.24m | 10:57AM1.57m | 9:46PM2.23m | 11:22AM1.61m | 10:19PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM1.10m | 4:27AM0.19m | 3:36PM1.05m | 4:55AM0.22m | 4:13PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 742 | 608 | 580 | 566 | 458 | 322 | 402 | 397 | 397 | 376 | 392 | 441 | 446 | 441 | 429 | 429 | 640 | 606 | 682 | 549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 102 | 97 | 123 | 80 | 206 | 206 | 314 | 397 | 436 | 346 | 281 | 236 | 239 | 178 | 178 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SSW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 | WSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 8 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 127 | 23 | 11 | 156 | 225 | 108 | 11 | 99 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 203 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
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