Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.5°C
4.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
129
208
206
125
161
206
203
193
181
139
137
181
193
198
201
201
164
158
142
140
214
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:38PM2.02m
6:06AM1.41m
3:13PM1.95m
6:45AM1.54m
4:48PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:16AM1.27m
10:03PM0.43m
8:26AM1.38m
11:21PM0.37m
10:53AM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:50
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6:37
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6:36
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6:35
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Temp °C
25
32
31
32
31
31
31
30
30
35
34
32
31
31
31
31
31
35
35
34
31
32
Feels °C
25
32
30
30
29
29
29
27
28
34
31
29
29
29
29
29
29
32
33
32
29
31
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