Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.6° C
4.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
340
268
268
89
123
121
215
181
187
78
75
71
56
81
51
50
49
48
48
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:48AM1.66m
10:53PM2.05m
12:14PM1.72m
11:29PM1.89m
12:42PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:53PM1.00m
5:45AM0.38m
5:37PM0.97m
6:09AM0.50m
6:29PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
27
30
27
22
21
21
25
29
29
28
26
23
23
22
25
30
28
28
24
23
Feels °C
27
29
27
23
22
22
26
30
30
28
27
24
24
23
26
30
28
28
25
24
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