Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
2
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131313121212121212191919191818181818177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99999899999896895050505050118184184113155219304304294209404
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NE
0
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
S
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.38
1:16PM
1.45
11:53PM
2.28
2:51PM
1.40
12:52AM
2.14
4:38PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.13
5:20PM
1.15
7:41AM
0.21
6:12PM
1.27
8:57AM
0.29
7:45PM
1.37
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:15-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:30-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C151516191919161515141618161815141312131819181515
Feels °C (?)15151617161613141414151513151311109121614121214
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