Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.6°C
6.1° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
0
0
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
WSW
10
1.8
W
15
1.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
16
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
118
1358
143
1727
350
343
232
156
304
273
203
132
132
201
263
253
231
169
182
238
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.37m
11:00AM1.87m
3:55AM1.43m
11:48AM1.75m
4:31AM1.50m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.47m
4:13AM1.35m
7:16PM0.54m
5:12AM1.42m
8:13PM0.60m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
15
17
15
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
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