Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SW 26 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 240 | 224 | 298 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 362 | 362 | 358 | 344 | 330 | 264 | 264 | 236 | 233 | 306 | 289 | 276 | 263 | 196 | 190 | 171 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.28m | 4:05PM1.89m | 6:05AM1.23m | 4:58PM1.91m | 7:51AM1.30m | 5:50PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.98m | 11:48PM0.76m | 9:42AM1.13m | 00:54AM0.62m | 10:53AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 240 | 203 | 238 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 362 | 362 | 358 | 344 | 330 | 264 | 264 | 236 | 233 | 152 | 100 | 62 | 263 | 196 | 190 | 141 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 330 | 96 | 94 | 298 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 128 | 73 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 112 | 206 | 253 | 289 | 276 | 36 | 168 | 120 | 141 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 35 | 113 | 224 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 83 | 115 | 28 | 58 | 233 | 175 | 226 | 173 | 50 | 105 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 110 | 194 | 180 | 306 | — | — | — | 27 | 24 | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 203 | 82 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 203 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
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