Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 249 | 207 | 152 | 150 | 143 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.48m | 10:25AM1.77m | 9:40PM2.42m | 10:58AM1.85m | 10:26PM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM-0.05m | 3:32PM0.85m | 4:36AM0.04m | 4:21PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 207 | 249 | 207 | 152 | 150 | 143 | 130 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 196 | 193 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 50 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 83 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 412 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 592 | 82 | 30 | 0 |
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