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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 4 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 218 | 215 | 144 | 144 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 130 | 179 | 140 | 142 | 140 | 123 | 133 | 119 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 2.13 | 9:05AM 1.83 | 8:35PM 2.11 | 9:27AM 1.90 | 9:14PM 2.05 | 9:49AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 0.95 | 2:42AM 0.25 | 2:36PM 0.81 | 3:10AM 0.32 | 3:13PM 0.70 | 3:35AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County
Cross-off wind 17 km from Malibu has become light (calm at BUOY-ICAC1). Waves should be turning clean at Malibu. 0.4m 14s groundswell from the S with a 0.2m 8s swell, also from the S and a 0.2m 11s groundswell, also from the S as well as a 0.2m 2s local chop, also from the W. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
17 km away, 58 min ago
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