Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 493 | 582 | 575 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 297 | 297 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 179 | 178 | 161 | 161 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.94m | 11:16AM1.95m | 11:21PM1.77m | 11:44AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.72m | 4:57AM0.52m | 5:25PM0.68m | 5:21AM0.66m | 6:16PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 499 | 493 | 582 | 575 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 297 | 52 | 41 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 163 | 146 | 141 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 297 | 233 | 29 | 19 | 179 | 178 | 161 | 161 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 55 | 17 | 49 | 75 | 45 | 75 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 28 | 286 | 278 | 247 | — | — | 114 | 131 | 37 | 202 | 135 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 203 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
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