Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
21.8°C
4.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
434
434
434
434
422
417
411
377
305
305
242
239
236
301
544
544
391
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
0
SE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:47AM1.33m
11:47AM1.93m
12:29PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.50m
4:59AM1.24m
7:55PM0.59m
9:16PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
30
30
32
30
28
28
28
27
31
33
33
30
29
Feels °C
20
20
19
18
18
25
27
26
23
24
22
22
21
26
30
31
26
25
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