Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 161 | 158 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 92 | 103 | 132 | 162 | 157 | 168 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44AM2.00m | 00:10AM1.57m | 12:18PM2.02m | 1:13AM1.38m | 1:01PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.65m | 5:44AM0.81m | 7:17PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.96m | 8:39PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 146 | 141 | 134 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 131 | 162 | 157 | 168 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 161 | 158 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 68 | 69 | 53 | 47 | 92 | 92 | 12 | 130 | 129 | 130 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 45 | 103 | 132 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 43 | 45 | — | — | 37 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 77 | 64 | — | — | 30 | 6 | 33 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 660 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 82 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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