Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 154 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 219 | 219 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 152 | 305 | 222 | 421 | 408 | 423 | 409 | 396 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.53m | 7:43PM2.10m | 9:28AM1.59m | 8:18PM2.16m | 9:47AM1.65m | 8:53PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM1.16m | 2:57AM0.28m | 2:13PM1.06m | 3:23AM0.25m | 2:48PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 206 | 153 | 107 | 101 | 140 | 128 | 173 | 219 | 219 | 169 | 129 | 90 | 87 | 152 | 305 | 222 | 421 | 408 | 423 | 409 | 396 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 155 | 154 | 106 | 50 | 138 | 140 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 19 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 121 | 112 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 28 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 86 | 55 | 124 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 115 | 30 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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