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Malibu Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 118 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.47m | 10:28PM2.12m | 12:47PM1.40m | 10:59PM2.05m | 1:59PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.30m | 4:09PM1.15m | 5:59AM0.36m | 4:31PM1.22m | 6:46AM0.43m | 4:49PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 118 | 48 | 66 | 46 | 71 | 70 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 67 | 35 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 17 | 80 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 82 | 53 | 169 | 115 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 191 | 441 | 115 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 441 | 441 | 6 | 0 |
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