Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malibu today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 87 | 124 | 270 | 267 | 195 | 149 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 212 | 169 | 188 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.31m | 12:40PM1.89m | 1:28PM1.80m | 2:49PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM1.13m | 8:40PM0.71m | 10:20PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 87 | 124 | 270 | 267 | 195 | 149 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 212 | 169 | 188 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 104 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 42 | 65 | 106 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 117 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 42 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 55 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 117 | 25 | 28 | 109 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | SSW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 82 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 542 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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