Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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
17.4° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
W
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
2
W
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)13121212121212191912191818181818177161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96895050505050118184193113155219304304294209404188251251251248172
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
WNW
5
SW
0
S
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
2.28
2:51PM
1.40
12:52AM
2.14
4:38PM
1.45
2:10AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.15
7:41AM
0.21
6:12PM
1.27
8:57AM
0.29
7:45PM
1.37
10:15AM
0.34
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:16-------6:15-------6:13---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C151514141617161815141413141718181615151416181818
Feels °C (?)131414141514151513121211131515141314141315161615
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