Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 329 | 319 | 475 | 582 | 751 | 582 | 563 | 499 | 493 | 582 | 575 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 297 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:03PM2.07m | 10:51AM1.88m | 10:40PM1.94m | 11:16AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.79m | 4:34AM0.40m | 4:41PM0.72m | 4:57AM0.52m | 5:25PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 329 | 319 | 475 | 582 | 751 | 582 | 563 | 499 | 493 | 582 | 575 | 144 | 92 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 297 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | W 6 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 57 | 36 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 71 | 14 | 568 | 463 | 58 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 44 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 17 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 47 | 80 | 104 | 108 | 112 | 95 | 104 | 27 | 278 | 119 | 435 | 295 | — | — | 138 | 152 | 40 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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