Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.6°C
6.0° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
51
77
76
64
97
97
73
73
76
78
79
99
78
106
104
111
143
134
153
149
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
E
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:42PM1.49m
9:13AM2.17m
11:34PM1.43m
9:46AM2.09m
00:38AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.24m
2:56AM1.16m
4:45PM0.30m
3:22AM1.22m
5:30PM0.38m
3:47AM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
26
27
25
23
22
21
20
20
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
21
20
20
19
23
25
24
22
22
21
20
20
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
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