Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
513
521
607
511
808
488
832
999
1014
915
875
633
679
411
333
276
438
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
E
15
SSE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.50m
6:08PM2.15m
8:20AM1.62m
7:08PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.29m
11:54AM1.24m
1:37AM0.17m
1:02PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
25
25
23
24
24
23
25
23
24
24
24
25
29
29
29
26
27
Feels °C
22
24
24
23
24
23
24
28
24
24
23
24
25
29
27
27
23
24
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