Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.3° C
4.3° 

Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malibu today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 7PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
546
470
470
460
455
455
547
547
727
565
610
274
481
504
629
528
629
742
608
580
566
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM1.47m
8:01PM2.15m
10:07AM1.51m
8:38PM2.22m
10:32AM1.54m
9:12PM2.24m
Low Tide
1:45PM1.20m
3:28AM0.24m
2:24PM1.15m
3:58AM0.20m
3:00PM1.10m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
24
30
27
28
23
22
22
21
24
27
27
28
24
21
21
22
24
27
27
27
23
21
Feels °C
26
31
28
29
25
23
24
23
26
28
28
28
25
22
22
24
26
28
27
28
24
23
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