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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 10 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
196 | 419 | 402 | 254 | 182 | 276 | 352 | 438 | 344 | 321 | 229 | 229 | 291 | 366 | 291 | 288 | 220 | 209 | 193 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.58m | 3:52AM1.61m | 6:25PM1.69m | 5:14AM1.59m | 6:41PM1.83m | 6:23AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM1.35m | 11:15AM0.60m | 00:02AM1.17m | 11:52AM0.62m | 00:50AM0.93m | 12:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 177 | 419 | 402 | 254 | 182 | 276 | 352 | 438 | 344 | 321 | 229 | 229 | 291 | 366 | 291 | 288 | 220 | 209 | 193 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 196 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 203 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 36 |
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