Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 126 | 181 | 130 | 94 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 255 | 201 | 110 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.74m | 11:26PM2.25m | 1:02PM1.79m | 00:16AM2.00m | 1:45PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM-0.01m | 5:23PM0.96m | 6:27AM0.16m | 6:24PM0.96m | 7:04AM0.36m | 7:32PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 14 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 126 | 181 | 130 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 255 | 201 | 110 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 25 | 91 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 71 | 96 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 54 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 75 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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