Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 248 | 242 | 226 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 189 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.96m | 8:38AM1.72m | 7:55PM2.01m | 8:54AM1.82m | 8:32PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.39m | 1:59PM0.95m | 2:34AM0.39m | 2:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 302 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 248 | 242 | 226 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 189 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | W 8 | SSW 11 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
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