Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
18.9° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Malibu today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 4AM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
543
365
361
312
450
738
834
834
621
524
465
522
686
686
686
600
594
553
443
432
432
427
421
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
0
NNW
0
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM2.58m
12:07PM1.58m
10:46PM2.49m
1:01PM1.61m
11:39PM2.33m
1:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.15m
4:27PM1.10m
6:15AM-0.07m
5:28PM1.13m
7:04AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
20
23
25
25
21
19
17
17
19
22
23
24
20
18
16
16
18
20
22
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
18
21
22
24
23
19
20
18
18
19
22
22
22
18
18
17
17
18
19
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
247
243
187
184
181
450
738
834
834
621
524
465
522
686
686
686
600
594
553
443
432
432
427
421
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
543
543
365
361
312
195
219
309
309
184
181
192
189
273
265
206
193
108
108
108
110
112
115
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
8
2
5
5
81
80
78
10
10
6
9
9
9
11
10
38
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
SW
13
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.9
SW
13
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
7
11
8
5
5
242
14
16
9
21
15
12
257
11
12
12
13
8
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
203
82
82
0
0
0
0
27
36
115
203
6
6
0
0
27
169
203
328
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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