Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.4°C
5.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
W
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
233
229
175
173
173
133
133
133
133
131
73
78
86
102
103
52
44
44
74
81
82
146
69
76
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:00AM1.96m
5:58PM1.74m
6:29AM2.07m
6:53PM1.71m
6:56AM2.16m
7:43PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.77m
00:01AM0.58m
12:57PM0.57m
00:35AM0.69m
1:37PM0.40m
1:06AM0.80m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:58
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Temp °C
17
20
23
21
19
19
19
19
19
23
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
25
27
26
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
19
22
20
18
18
17
17
17
22
22
22
20
18
17
17
16
23
25
23
20
18
18
17
17
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