Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)402314371348352343339339264260246236232236180178178175127127125123123121
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.42
11:29PM
2.00
1:49PM
1.31
12:00AM
1.91
12:39AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.12
7:04AM
0.56
5:08PM
1.21
8:08AM
0.64
9:34AM
0.68
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-7:17-------7:19-------7:19------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252323211918182221221817161617202121181817161822
Feels °C (?)222020191818182119191616151618192020181817161821
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