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Malibu Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 42 | 41 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 1.59 | 7:41AM 2.59 | 9:41PM 1.59 | 8:27AM 2.60 | 10:36PM 1.57 | 9:14AM 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 1.00 | 3:05PM -0.15 | 2:04AM 1.05 | 3:55PM -0.17 | 2:53AM 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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