Malibu surf break

Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malibu today?

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616161616151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15415220720414513312912712712512412412212111811210710410310381818153
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
0
NE
5
W
5
SSE
10
SW
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
E
0
SE
5
NE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crossglassoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.30
2:20AM
2.00
6:45PM
1.42
3:58AM
1.95
7:21PM
1.55
5:29AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.28
10:46AM
0.43
9:23PM
1.38
12:02PM
0.36
11:34PM
1.30
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:48-
Sunset-7:08-------7:08-------7:09------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212016151616172323232221171818242522212019192023
Feels °C (?)212017161617182222212220181718232320202019191922
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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