Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Issued: 10 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is

20.9° C

Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malibu today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 4AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	111	109	109	109	109	77	75	95	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	80	91	181	130	94	91	74
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	ESE	E	SE	S	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:49PM2.55m					11:39AM1.69m			10:38PM2.44m					12:20PM1.74m				11:26PM2.25m				1:02PM1.79m
Low Tide					5:06AM-0.11m			4:27PM0.98m					5:47AM-0.01m				5:23PM0.96m				6:27AM0.16m


	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—
	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	25	22	22	25	29	29	31	30	21	23	22	24	28	28	26	21	20	20	20	22	23	24	24
Feels °C	24	26	23	23	26	30	29	29	30	22	24	23	25	28	28	27	22	20	20	20	22	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 5	W 5	W 5	WSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	W 5	W 6	W 5	WSW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	92	95	17	18	18	8	56	49	91	13	30	28	10	89	89	88	87	80	91	181	130	94	74	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 5	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	111	109	96	66	66	65	4	95	49	90	90	90	90	12	8	7	6	7	12	11	54	54	91	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	S 9	WSW 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6
kJ	8	9	109	109	109	77	75	6	4	48	48	48	48	28	28	27	27	14	55	54	6	6	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	W 6	—	—	ESE 3	SE 9	ESE 3	SE 2	—	—	—	ESE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	4	37	—	—	2	3	2	1	—	—	—	1	2	6	10	11	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Topanga Point CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	El Porto Beach CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Point Dume Little Dume CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Bay Street CAL - LA County	Bay Street CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	El Porto Beach CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	10	9	0	36	30	30	0	10	10	10	10	27	36	32	10	10	36	18	18	36	36	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County	Malibu	Malibu	Heavens	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	Lunada Bay			Malibu	Exiles	Lunada Bay	Venice Breakwater	Lunada Bay	Exiles	Exiles	Lunada Bay	Haggerty's	Haggerty's	Haggerty's	Ballona Creek and Jetty	Hammerland	Exiles	Lunada Bay	Exiles
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1			1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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