Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 334 | 325 | 297 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 181 | 178 | 161 | 158 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 83 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.95m | 11:21PM1.77m | 11:44AM2.00m | 00:10AM1.57m | 12:18PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.68m | 5:21AM0.66m | 6:16PM0.65m | 5:44AM0.81m | 7:17PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 339 | 334 | 325 | 297 | 40 | 39 | 233 | 178 | 163 | 146 | 141 | 134 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 55 | 50 | 37 | 261 | 233 | 27 | 181 | 178 | 161 | 158 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 99 | 98 | 68 | 69 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 17 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 45 | 75 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 50 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 23 | 156 | 135 | 108 | — | 52 | 52 | 49 | 11 | 78 | 62 | 60 | — | — | 25 | 6 | 15 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 115 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 203 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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