Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.5°C
5.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
118
112
109
107
106
104
104
103
53
53
52
99
77
95
64
97
97
73
73
76
78
79
79
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM2.25m
9:56PM1.55m
8:43AM2.22m
10:42PM1.49m
9:13AM2.17m
11:34PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.21m
2:29AM1.09m
4:04PM0.24m
2:56AM1.16m
4:45PM0.30m
3:22AM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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4:54
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Temp °C
23
27
28
26
24
24
23
22
21
26
28
25
24
24
23
22
22
26
27
25
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
25
26
24
22
22
21
19
17
23
25
23
22
21
20
19
19
23
24
23
21
21
20
19
19
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