Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.1° C
4.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.2
W
7
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
12
0.4
SW
26
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
13
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
358
344
334
264
236
236
515
416
274
276
209
190
141
171
149
189
284
284
444
368
271
187
237
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
0
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:05AM1.23m
4:58PM1.91m
7:51AM1.30m
5:50PM1.95m
8:44AM1.37m
6:38PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.76m
9:42AM1.13m
00:54AM0.62m
10:53AM1.23m
1:43AM0.50m
12:05PM1.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
26
27
29
27
24
23
23
26
30
31
33
30
24
24
24
26
29
29
28
23
23
Feels °C
22
23
24
27
27
28
27
26
24
25
27
30
30
31
30
25
25
26
27
29
29
29
26
24
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