Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
21.9°C
4.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
143
158
118
118
141
101
101
90
101
90
89
103
87
54
54
80
204
204
202
200
193
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:48AM2.27m
9:50PM1.72m
9:19AM2.36m
10:41PM1.64m
9:55AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.23m
3:04AM0.83m
4:21PM0.13m
3:36AM0.93m
5:09PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
23
24
23
21
21
21
20
20
23
23
22
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
22
23
22
20
20
20
19
19
22
21
20
19
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
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