Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.5° C
4.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 5PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
86
90
154
207
249
207
152
150
143
130
173
173
206
206
171
169
166
166
196
193
191
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:51AM1.68m
8:53PM2.48m
10:25AM1.77m
9:40PM2.42m
10:58AM1.85m
10:26PM2.28m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.95m
3:59AM-0.05m
3:32PM0.85m
4:36AM0.04m
4:21PM0.78m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
25
26
26
22
20
19
19
21
24
25
24
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
22
26
26
25
22
21
21
21
23
25
25
24
21
21
21
21
20
22
22
21
20
19
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