Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
113
83
178
195
183
130
126
164
159
211
209
316
312
305
284
339
334
452
452
371
367
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
N
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM1.80m
7:03PM2.02m
8:10AM1.93m
7:54PM2.02m
8:36AM2.04m
8:41PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.94m
1:43AM0.31m
1:58PM0.74m
2:16AM0.38m
2:41PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
32
33
33
31
31
28
27
27
31
31
30
29
27
25
26
26
30
30
29
26
24
Feels °C
29
32
32
31
29
30
28
28
28
31
31
30
29
29
27
28
27
30
30
28
26
25
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