Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
844
999
1014
915
643
643
825
488
683
608
589
462
302
297
245
195
177
149
167
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM2.15m
8:20AM1.62m
7:08PM2.24m
8:48AM1.74m
7:59PM2.29m
Low Tide
11:54AM1.24m
1:37AM0.17m
1:02PM1.09m
2:17AM0.11m
1:55PM0.93m
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:10
 mm
10
3
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
23
23
24
29
29
29
27
28
27
27
28
32
33
33
30
30
Feels °C
23
25
24
24
26
26
26
31
28
27
24
26
26
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
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