Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 443 | 425 | 206 | 210 | 356 | 366 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 265 | 360 | 356 | 326 | 246 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.74m | 6:45PM1.74m | 7:41AM1.86m | 7:31PM1.77m | 7:59AM2.00m | 8:17PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.56m | 1:07PM1.01m | 1:12AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.81m | 1:38AM0.60m | 2:18PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 443 | 425 | 189 | 210 | 356 | 366 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 265 | 254 | 250 | 192 | 189 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 46 | 45 | 206 | 188 | 152 | 216 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 254 | 360 | 356 | 326 | 246 | 227 | 133 | 123 | 135 | 96 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SW 8 | SW 18 | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | W 10 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 85 | 2 | 9 | 218 | 196 | 194 | 192 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 86 | 85 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 2 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 75 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 191 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 191 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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