Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
21.4° C
3.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
181
130
94
91
74
74
74
77
188
243
246
255
201
96
66
90
88
208
235
305
302
287
347
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:26PM2.25m
1:02PM1.79m
00:16AM2.00m
1:45PM1.83m
1:11AM1.73m
2:29PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.16m
6:24PM0.96m
7:04AM0.36m
7:32PM0.96m
7:40AM0.58m
8:51PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
22
25
26
25
21
20
20
20
22
25
25
24
21
20
19
20
22
25
25
24
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
23
25
26
26
23
22
21
21
23
25
25
25
23
22
20
21
23
25
25
24
23
22
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