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Malibu surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°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: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121214131313131216161215151513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393635343434343333312936323131312824241119171731
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassoffcross-
off		glassoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.52
8:23AM
2.31
10:15PM
1.55
8:56AM
2.30
10:42PM
1.58
9:30AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.15
2:07AM
1.11
3:43PM
0.13
2:43AM
1.08
4:12PM
0.15
3:21AM
1.05
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-5:09-------5:10-------5:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252522202019192224222019181817212321202018181822
Feels °C (?)222218151615151920181716151513182019171715141419
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