Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 530 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 487 | 582 | 575 | 679 | 767 | 358 | 461 | 334 | 481 | 620 | 662 | 636 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.49m | 3:20PM1.65m | 7:09AM1.56m | 4:50PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.64m | 9:59AM1.46m | 11:33PM0.61m | 11:41AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 576 | 530 | 604 | 597 | 590 | 487 | 582 | 575 | 679 | 767 | 358 | 461 | 334 | 481 | 620 | 662 | 636 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 51 | 270 | 190 | 188 | 71 | 56 | 230 | 227 | 222 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 14 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 119 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 87 | 106 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 29 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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