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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 am Monday 20 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 118 | 184 | 184 | 113 | 155 | 219 | 304 | 304 | 294 | 209 | 416 | 188 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:16PM 1.45 | 11:53PM 2.28 | 2:51PM 1.40 | 12:52AM 2.14 | 4:38PM 1.45 | 2:10AM 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 0.13 | 5:20PM 1.15 | 7:41AM 0.21 | 6:12PM 1.27 | 8:57AM 0.29 | 7:45PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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