Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.6°C
4.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
427
417
412
487
387
382
506
382
382
440
434
521
617
865
946
488
946
971
971
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23PM2.00m
7:24AM1.38m
4:53PM2.05m
7:52AM1.50m
6:08PM2.15m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.44m
10:06AM1.32m
00:49AM0.29m
11:54AM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
21
21
20
20
21
25
25
25
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
25
22
23
Feels °C
23
23
21
22
22
21
22
25
24
24
22
22
24
23
22
23
25
28
23
23
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