Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.4°C
5.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 8PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
417
411
339
372
325
321
321
325
689
566
706
604
706
688
434
417
325
411
485
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:17PM2.17m
3:49AM1.45m
1:29PM2.01m
5:05AM1.55m
3:00PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.27m
7:02AM1.35m
9:32PM0.33m
9:13AM1.35m
10:40PM0.37m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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6:13
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6:04
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6:02
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5:01
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 mm
1
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
20
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
18
16
15
15
16
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