Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 198 | 188 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 131 | 166 | 201 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.80m | 2:49PM1.73m | 8:22AM1.44m | 4:31PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.71m | 11:45PM0.65m | 10:17AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 201 | 198 | 188 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 184 | 104 | 101 | 19 | 19 | 139 | 99 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | 25 | 117 | 117 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 184 | 184 | 103 | 184 | 184 | 101 | 101 | 13 | 201 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 109 | 134 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 184 | 131 | 166 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 115 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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