Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 246 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 266 | 362 | 348 | 318 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 222 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.77m | 7:59AM2.00m | 8:17PM1.78m | 8:22AM2.14m | 9:03PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.60m | 2:18PM0.59m | 2:05AM0.66m | 2:56PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 192 | 189 | 261 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 295 | 54 | 54 | 348 | 318 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 222 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | WSW 5 | S 18 |
| kJ | 326 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 135 | 133 | 96 | 266 | 362 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 5 | W 9 | — | S 13 | — | W 10 | S 20 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 246 | 227 | 133 | 123 | 14 | 2 | — | 85 | — | 2 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 38 | 52 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 15 | 32 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 25 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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