Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151414141414141413131310131310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666563888656565655548280808052512928454471442768
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.56
7:46AM
2.20
9:29PM
1.53
8:13AM
2.20
10:12PM
1.49
8:42AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.30
1:32AM
1.04
2:59PM
0.25
1:59AM
1.10
3:34PM
0.24
2:25AM
1.16
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-4:49-------4:49-------4:47------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------12321-1-
Temp. °C151514131313131516161413131313151413121212121214
Feels °C (?)13131312111211131213121112131314131311111110911
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