Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 74 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 255 | 201 | 96 | 66 | 90 | 88 | 208 | 235 | 305 | 298 | 287 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.00m | 1:45PM1.83m | 1:11AM1.73m | 2:29PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.96m | 7:04AM0.36m | 7:32PM0.96m | 7:40AM0.58m | 8:51PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 77 | 188 | 243 | 246 | 255 | 201 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 86 | 85 | 235 | 112 | 172 | 287 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 96 | 66 | 90 | 88 | 208 | 82 | 305 | 298 | 230 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 16 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 39 | 95 | 89 | 91 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 203 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
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