Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 466 | 423 | 339 | 327 | 253 | 240 | 181 | 132 | 136 | 132 | 196 | 185 | 141 | 202 | 204 | 270 | 312 | 212 | 329 | 319 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.65m | 8:53PM2.18m | 10:07AM1.72m | 9:27PM2.15m | 10:28AM1.80m | 10:03PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.97m | 3:47AM0.26m | 3:24PM0.87m | 4:11AM0.31m | 4:01PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 498 | 466 | 423 | 339 | 327 | 253 | 240 | 181 | 94 | 136 | 132 | 196 | 185 | 141 | 128 | 43 | 89 | 312 | 212 | 329 | 319 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | S 10 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 124 | 121 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 132 | 94 | 94 | 103 | 102 | 133 | 12 | 92 | 22 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 8 | WSW 5 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | SSW 18 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 104 | 75 | 74 | 5 | 63 | 19 | 202 | 204 | 270 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 22 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 75 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 203 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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