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Malibu Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 79 | 73 | 107 | 115 | 164 | 201 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.52m | 00:47AM2.15m | 3:47PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.95m | 4:46PM1.69m | 3:20AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM1.27m | 8:31AM0.21m | 8:07PM1.30m | 9:32AM0.33m | 9:55PM1.23m | 10:29AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 5 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 73 | 73 | 107 | 115 | 164 | 201 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 77 | 96 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 13 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 82 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 412 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
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