Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.5
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313137776161616161718181818181815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271271251231211218390226423308182130130129175302399404399404283182181
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
0
N
5
W
0
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.82
1:43AM
1.73
3:28AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.68
10:58AM
0.65
11:55AM
0.59
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:21-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171722222220181817182121211817161617191918
Feels °C (?)171718171721202020181817182119171616151617181716
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